Los Angeles FC has clinched homefield advantage for the first round and can still finish with the top seed in the West playoff table.

But to stay home throughout the conference's postseason, they will need to win some crucial matches without key players. That task begins Wednesday night when they host Toronto FC.

LAFC (16-7-8, 56 points) has to play their next two matches without the league's hottest scorers, Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min, who will be away on international duty. They will also be without Mathieu Choiniere and Nathan Ordaz for the same reason.

But Bouanga, whose 86th-minute goal Sunday gave LAFC a 1-0 home win over Atlanta United, has faith the remaining players can keep a five-fixture winning streak going.

"I fully trust the team," he said. "With or without us, we're

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