Up next: Chivas USA vs. Galaxy

CHIVAS USA-GALAXY TONIGHT

When: 5 p.m.

Where: Home Depot Center.

On the air: TV: ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Radio: 690.

Records: Chivas USA 7-14-4; Galaxy 15-6-5.

Season series: Galaxy, 1-0-0.

Update: To put it bluntly, Chivas USA has 90 minutes to make sure that its 2010 season is not a complete washout. If Coach Martin Vasquez’s team can somehow beat the Galaxy, it will salvage at least something from a year that went south in a hurry. The Galaxy has clinched a playoff spot. Chivas USA is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Pride is all that is left. Unfortunately for Chivas, the Galaxy is coming off an embarrassing home loss to the New York Red Bulls and has fallen behind Real Salt Lake in the race for first place in the Western Conference and home-field advantage in the playoffs. In other words, the Galaxy needs to win. The question is, can Chivas USA do anything about it? The answer is probably a resounding no, but they will play the game to find out.

— Grahame L. Jones