Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in the 86th minute and the LA Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final for the first time since 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final.

The No. 2 Los Angeles Galaxy will face the No. 4 Seattle Sounders in the 2024 Western Conference Final. The Galaxy are the favorites among the four teams still left, having swept the Colorado Rapids in the first round before dominating the Minnesota United 6-2 in the conference semifinals.

Injuries mean coach Brian Schmetzer will need to make some lineup changes, but the Sounders are in a "confident spot" headed into Saturday's postseason showdown with the LA Galaxy.

The LA Galaxy made headlines leading up to Saturday’s Western Conference Final with their 15 scores — two shy of an MLS playoff record — during their postseason run. For 84 minutes against Seattle’s league-leading defense, the Galaxy couldn’t muster a threatening attempt.

The Galaxy will compete in the MLS Cup final without star scorer Riqui Puig, who suffered a torn ACL during the Western Conference final Saturday.

The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig has suffered a season ending torn ACL and will miss the MLS Cup 2024, the team announced Sunday.

Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in last night’s Western Conference final and will miss Saturday’s MLS Cup. The club confirmed the injury after Puig underwent an MRI Sunday morning.

LA Galaxy have been hit with a significant injury blow just days out from the MLS Cup final.Tests confirmed star midfielder Riqui Puig ruptured his ACL during the second half of the semi-final clash