Chelsea at the Galaxy
Tigres disposed of the Suwon Bluewings on the strength of three first half goals, two from Jose Fonseca and one from Walter Gaitan in the opening game.
Now it's on to the main event.
There are two changes to the Galaxy's starting line-up from the Tigres game earlier in the week: Peter Vagenas is on the bench, while Chris Klein isn't on the roster at all. In come Cobi Jones and striker Alan Gordon.
And yes, David Beckham is on the bench, but he did not participate in the pre-match warm-up.
Chelsea starts John Terry, Tal Ben Haim, Richard Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira in defense.
New signing Florent Malouda as well as Frank Lampard and Michael Essien comprise the midfield.
Up top: Shaun Wright-Phillips, Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba.
Kick off is at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook.
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