New England Revolution vs LA Galaxy: Most Memorable Games

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 22: Los Angeles Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos (10) looks for help pursued by New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell (6) during a regular season MLS match between the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 22, 2017, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Revolution defeated the Galaxy 4-3. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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FOXBOROUGH, MA – JULY 22: Los Angeles Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos (10) looks for help pursued by New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell (6) during a regular season MLS match between the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 22, 2017, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Revolution defeated the Galaxy 4-3. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

One of Major League Soccer’s golden rivalries is set for another chapter this weekend when the New England Revolution hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy. Two of the league’s original franchises will meet for the 42nd time with LA holding an 18-16-7 advantage.

It’s been a storied rivalry over the last 23-years, with the teams playing in some lopsided matches, low-scoring thrillers, and three MLS Cup Finals. The Galaxy have won all three of those championship matches in extra time, including in New England in 2002.

Overall, the teams have been very evenly matched on the field, yet LA has been the more successful franchise. While the Galaxy have won five MLS Cups, the Revolution have gone 0-5 in MLS Cup Finals.

There has also been the player signings, like Robbie Keane and Sebastian Lletget, that the Galaxy got and the Revs missed. New England had a discovery tag on Lletget but took a fee from the Galaxy to pass on him. Keane, meanwhile, put in his first MLS inquiry to the Revs, but poor communication spoiled that.

There are many tall-tales about this rivalry we could bring up all day. But instead, lets just take a look at the best games in the series history.

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