The New York Red Bulls visit the Los Angeles Galaxy next Saturday for the 2024 MLS Cup. The Eastern Conference champions defeated Orlando City 1-0 on Saturday afternoon after Andres Reyes’ goal in the 47th minute as the visitors scored on their only shot on frame. In the West, the Galaxy defeated the Seattle Sounders by the same scoreline as Dejan Joveljić’s strike proved decisive in the 85th minute.
The New York Red Bulls entered the postseason as the No. 7 seed and defeated one of the favorites, the Columbus Crew, in the best-of-three series in Round 1. They then took on rival New York City FC during the conference. semifinals before Saturday’s road win at Florida.
The Galaxy were the second seed in the West after an impressive regular season and did something they couldn’t do with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and later Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez: reach the MLS Cup.
The match is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, starting at 4:00 PM ET. The game is hosted by the Western Conference champions because they earned more points in the regular season. The two teams last met in February in a preseason friendly, with the Galaxy winning 2-0.
The Red Bulls have reached one MLS Cup in their history, losing 3-1 to the Crew in 2008. As for the Galaxy, no team has made more as this will be their tenth appearance, twice as many as any other team. club. They have won a record five MLS Cups and are going for their sixth, but it will be their first MLS Cup appearance in a decade.