Lafc Vs Real España: LAFC set to finish off Round One at BMO Stadium
LAFC hosts Real España with a commanding advantage in the two-leg series — lafc vs real españa tips off with LAFC holding a 6-1 aggregate lead and the chance to close out the tie at BMO Stadium. Kickoff is listed for 24 Feb 2026 at 22: 00 EST, and the second leg offers LAFC an opportunity to protect players ahead of a busy week.
Lafc Vs Real España at BMO Stadium
The first leg, played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, ended 6-1 in favor of LAFC after a dominant showing at Estadio Francisco Morazán. Denis Bouanga scored a hat trick and Son Heung-Min contributed one goal and three assists in that match, leaving LAFC with a four-goal cushion to defend at home. Unless LAFC loses by six goals on its turf, the Black & Gold will advance to the Round of 16.
Bouanga and Son starred in a five-goal first half
In the opening leg, Denis Bouanga, Son Heung-Min, David Martínez and Timothy Tillman each scored in the first half as LAFC built a 5-0 lead. Bouanga added his third later in the match from a feed by Sergi Palencia to make the final score 6-1. Son (three assists) and Bouanga (two first-half goals) were directly involved in all five first-half scores, and Bouanga is tied for the competition lead with three goals so far.
Set pieces, squad rotation and a packed schedule
Real España produced moments of danger — Jhow Benavidez struck a 44th-minute shot that Hugo Lloris barely got a finger on before it hit the crossbar, and a subsequent Benavidez free kick led to a headed chance by Gonzalo Ritacco that Lloris collected. Real España’s lone goal came in the 51st minute when Benavidez’s free kick deflected off Jack Jean-Baptiste and past Lloris, highlighting an area LAFC can address in the rematch.
Head coach Marc Dos Santos has stressed the tie is not finished. “We didn’t finish our job yet with Real España, ” he said on the eve of the rematch, adding that with four games in 12 days LAFC will need everyone to play a part. The congested slate includes an MLS regular-season trip — a 1, 400-mile flight to Houston to face the Dynamo on Saturday — which could influence rotation choices for the BMO Stadium match.
lafc vs real españa will be available across multiple platforms listed for the fixture, and fans can tune in to TV and radio options provided for the club. On the back of a 3-0 MLS season-opening win that drew 75, 673 fans to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, LAFC arrives at BMO Stadium with recent form and a lead to protect.
If LAFC finish the job at home, the winner on aggregate will move on to face Costa Rican side L. D. Alajuelense in a two-leg Round of 16 set for mid-March. The immediate confirmed events on LAFC’s schedule are the BMO Stadium second leg on 24 Feb 2026 at 22: 00 EST and the MLS trip to Houston on Saturday; beyond that, the Round of 16 date in mid-March awaits the series victor.
