Cobbling together three points through a pair of Leagues Cup matches, chances are slim that the Los Angeles Football Club will advance to the tournament’s knockout rounds for a third consecutive time.

The long odds won’t stop them from trying Tuesday, even as the closing stretch of the Major League Soccer season comes into focus days later in Chicago.

“We’re competitors,” LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. “The players want to win. Every training session, every game we give them, every competition we put them in, they want to win. And that will be the same for [Tigres]. That said, we also have a game in Chicago this weekend, so we’ll prepare for both.”

Prior to the resumption of the MLS regular season, Cherundolo’s team will technically be a guest on its home field against a higher-

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