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Vela, LAFC oust León in CONCACAF Champions League thriller

LOS ANGELES — Time and time again during the first two seasons of LAFC’s existence, teams traveling to Banc of California Stadium knew they were in for a fight. Thursday was another shot for the home side to make history, and that’s something Bob Bradley’s squad has done before.

A two-goal deficit in the CONCACAF Champions League? Challenge accepted.

LAFC looked liked a completely different team than they did down in Mexico last week and rallied for a 3-0 victory (and 3-2 aggregate) over Liga MX power León.

It might have been the first home game in this competition for LAFC, but the soccer was everything they’re used to.