The 2025 Leagues Cup is down to eight. Following a break from action to focus on league play, the tournament returns with the quarterfinals next in sight.

The 2025 Leagues Cup has provided an exciting ground for both Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs to prove themselves against one another, but the format reshuffle leaves many unknowns.

Get ready, folks: Wednesday night is about to get wild with four Leagues Cup quarterfinals. This year’s format has encouraged teams to attack, which is exactly what you want to see as a neutral. Add in the rivalry between MLS and LIGA MX teams, and you get high-stakes drama that’s bound to deliver.

There may have been a return to MLS and Liga MX action in the middle of the tournament, but the Leagues Cup is still far from over.

The Leagues Cup 2025 hits the quarter-final stage with riveting MLS-Liga MX clashes. Starring Lionel Messi and top teams, viewership and commercial interest soar. The new format boosts goal-scoring while attendance remains strong.

Despite a disastrous MLS regular season, the LA Galaxy has an opportunity to redeem part of the year by winning Leagues Cup.

The Sounders are looking like shoo-ins to reach the Major League Soccer play-offs as a bare minimum. Brian Schmetzer's men sit fourth in the Western Conference after a recent stretch of 10 games unbeaten, though that run came crashing down in a 1-0 defeat to Minnesota over the weekend.

The Leagues Cup 2025 has reached its quarter-final stage, with four enticing MLS-Liga MX matchups set for Wednesday, showcasing the tournament's revamped format that has seen more goals and boosted commercial interest and fan engagement.

Yet, things began to turn the corner this summer, and the Leagues Cup offered a chance to show their level when relatively healthy—albeit without Puig. In their last 11 matches, the Galaxy have a 5-2-4 record, and have scored 25 goals, 10 more than they have conceded.

Eight months is a long time in soccer…just ask LA Galaxy supporters.On December 7, 2024, the Galaxy defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-1 via early goals from Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic to