LA exorcised some past demons in this competition’s previous stage by eliminating the Columbus Crew. The Crew had ousted LA from the prior Leagues Cup and prevented them from claiming a second consecutive MLS Cup in 2023.

A dominant first leg, with a 3 - 0 win over the Crew, was sufficient for LA to advance. Although they lost the second leg 2 - 1, they scored a late goal.

Steve Cherundolo’s side enters this clash in poor form, losing four of their last five competitive games. They narrowly fell 3 - 2 to San Diego FC in a domestic match on Saturday.

The Black and Gold boast a perfect home record in this year’s Champions Cup. They’ve conceded no goals in their two games at BMO Stadium.

This marks LA’s third quarter - final appearance in this tournament. In their previous three quarter - final matches, LA won by an aggregate score of 7 - 1.

They have won two of their three meetings all-time versus the Herons, with their lone home triumph against them occurring in 2020 by a 1-0 score.

Miami were able to stave off a surprisingly well-organised Cavalier side, who gave them more problems than anyone could have expected in the previous round.

Ultimately, individual quality won the day, as the Herons claimed a pair of hard-fought 2-0 triumphs to advance into the last eight of this tournament for a second successive occasion.

Javier Mascherano's men had a perfect month of March, winning all six of their competitive fixtures, while they have only dropped points in one of their previous nine matches played across all competitions (a 2-2 draw versus New York City FC).

The Herons lost their only two quarter-final matches played in this competition, with defeats of 2-1 and 3-1, respectively, against Monterrey a season ago.

At the same time, the reigning Supporters' Shield winners have never lost a Champions Cup tie to an MLS side, taking out Nashville SC in the last 16 a year ago and ousting Sporting Kansas City in the opening round this year.

Their previous visit to BMO Stad

Since coming off with a leg strain in their 1-0 defeat versus Austin FC, the Black and Gold have been without Jeremy Ebobisse, while Lorenzo Dellavalle remains sidelined with a thigh injury.

Despite being red-carded early in the second half of their weekend fixture with San Diego, Igor Jesus is eligible to play for LAFC on Wednesday.

Denis Bouanga was a big reason they advanced beyond the previous stage, netting a brace in the opening game against Columbus, and a consolation marker in leg two, with Nathan Ordaz also scoring in LA in a match where Hugo Lloris only had one save to collect a clean sheet.

On the Miami side, Marcelo Weigandt and David Ruiz missed their weekend fixture against the Philadelphia Union due to sore hamstrings, while Ryan Sailor was in concussion protocol.

An adductor strain kept David Martinez on the Herons sidelines for that clash, and Tadeo Allende did not feature because of a calf issue.

Luis Suarez scored the winner in both legs of their tie versus Cavalier, with Lionel Messi adding some insurance in leg two and Allende netting in the opener, while Oscar Ustari collected two clean sheets.

Los Angeles FC possible starting lineup:

Lloris; Palencia, Marlon, Long, Hollingshead; Delgado, Jesus, Tillman; Martinez, Giroud, Bouanga

Inter Miami possible starting lineup:

Ustari; Fray, Falcon, Aviles, Alba; Picault, Redondo, Busquets, Segovia; Messi, Suarez