Zlatan Smashes First LA Derby | LA Galaxy vs LAFC

A historic first LA Derby, a seven-goal thriller and a Hollywood script by that man Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Martino brings you the story behind the newest derby in MLS and all the action from it.
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[@cdog1990able]

El Trafico is by far the best name for an MLS derby

[@dialloassiatou4116]

cdog1990able Should have been called LA Trafico, La represents LA los angeles, and Trafico for the derby. La Trafico sounds Better or La Clasico.

[@frankietobarensis5033]

The battle of los angeles maybe?

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

Eh, the Voyageurs Derby (TFC vs Impact) has a better name, and more history.

[@mockingiggs]

@@TheBrainSpecialist canadian clasique sounds better

[@armandoarevalobarragan4642]

Tom Morello and Zack beat em to it, lol

[@SwankSinatra007]

From an LA native: Anyone who is an LAFC fan is basically a ManCity fan. Jump on the wagon once Galaxy’s form started to dip. Galaxy are the OGs

[@creepypastarob9702]

People write MLS off as a shit league but I love it even as an Englishman. The unpredictability of it and the fact that anyone can beat anyone is what makes it so special.

[@diegogomez7240]

CreepyPastaRob I agree. The biggest problem with European leagues is that the same 2-5 teams always win. MLS had a new champion almost every year.

[@felixleggett]

@@diegogomez7240 YESS! That's a big reason I love this league, every season it's a suprise

[@markdan394]

CreepyPastaRob it’s interesting

[@midnmusic2217]

Unless you're Orlando City, then you can't beat anyone

[@slywata7780]

Plastic

[@UnitedStand]

We miss you Zlatan

[@getothepoint]

The United Stand fuck off

[@shamwowislife2.077]

Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United. Best football match of the season

[@beatconductor8712]

fuck off Linda

[@ShlFIfa]

True Linda just fuck off

[@c3gonzal]

Hahahahahaha

[@sourliquid8507]

I’m a lafc fan and I’m glad there is a rivalry I don’t care what LA FC fans say about LA Galaxy I respect them for making a home for soccer in LA.

[@3111joe]

Been supporting my hometown LA Galaxy for 22 years. That zLAtan debut goal still give me goosebumps. Top 3 game i've been too for sure

[@evanmaguire7717]

Happy to see real football American football from a Glasgow Celtic fan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍀🇮🇪

[@tallyboyle9148]

Always always ALWAYS a joy to see a true fan see a moment of joy. Great video. Long live the LA rivalry. Reckon we gonna see a shed load more great games.

[@lordzevallos]

Welcome to zLAtan 🔥🔥🔥

[@pranavssh]

Alex!! didn't know you watched soccer like that, love your vids man if you can fllw my ig: @pranavszn

[@Kaptenclassic]

Zlatans debut was my first live soccer game. Missed out on seeing Keane, Beckham, Gerard, and Donovan but was excited to see a local derby regardless. We bought tickets before Zlatan was announced. Best $30 I’ve ever spent!!!

[@pablomadrid1559]

I don't get it when L.A.F.C. fans say there's only one team LA. YEAH LA GALAXY HAS BEEN IN LA FOR 22 years

[@juangomez9085]

But no one said a damn thing when the Lakers played in Inglewood -_-

[@sk33t_38]

They play like 15 miles south of downtown. Thats a long ass drive in LA standards.

[@jibble6729]

They play in Carson which is not LA city.

[@henrycastro4245]

I agree, lafc fans aren't really lafc fans they just dont support the galaxy and that's about it. Where do the Dodgers play? Yet they're still called los angeles

[@nandoandrade9364]

5-3

[@nafoo33]

I don't get the hate for the MLS, yeah it's not the greatest quality but they're trying to start a new, decent league. I wish them the best

[@LightYagami47]

It's trash.

[@footballmanager9427]

Watched the whole video just to see his expressions when Zlatan scores the 4th goal !!

[@parkerschaefer1651]

6:21 people just completely forget that the Galaxy have a great rivalry with the Earthquakes. Some of the best games of the season are from the California Classico

[@solpricetrojan1626]

Very true! Some amazing barnburners.

[@berri2692]

Zlatan is going to murder the MLS

[@BP-ne1bl]

Berrilicious just like he murdered the epl and ligue 1

[@lichade2008]

He didn't murder the EPL. He was good but not great

[@Brandon-ie4bc]

Manas Pandey Lol, Opara knocked Zlatan's ass to the dirt.

[@manaspandey1507]

lol at every who thought this, can't even take his team to the playoffs and choaked vs Houston of all teams lmao

[@VictorSilva-qf2tu]

Holy shit. Losing from 3-0. What a comeback. Congrats, galaxy

[@IAmRedherrings]

Its exciting to see the emergence of the MLS over the last ten years, and i believe LAFC will play a huge part in bringing MLS to higher levels. The league just needs more investment not only in the current teams but in grassroots football, youth academies and integrating football into mainstream culture - kids aspiring to be like Zlatan one thing, but the American national team needs to make moves to help the league.

[@JECAHALDO]

IAmRedherrings only thing LAFC will play a part in is showing the world how people in mls can jump on a bandwagon even though there was something for two decades in their own back yard but it wasn't cool at the time and the team isn't euro sounding enough..

[@kellysmith8565]

IAmRedherrings say it louder for the people in the back!!!! #ptfc

[@invock]

The MLS needs PRO-REL. Only with that system can you get all you ask for. Otherwise, it will forever remain a rich boys' exclusive club and a luxury retirement home for world class players.

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756]

@@JECAHALDO some people weren't fans at all to begin with. You sound stupid

[@maxdistortion]

lol zlatan temporarily knocked the english out of the host

[@philos_theos]

I was dying at this comment lol

[@yfredy88]

LAFC's stadium is not in down town its in exposition park stop lying to outsiders about it

[@hmmyes7807]

Closer to downtown than Carson (just saying, unbiased MNUFC fan)

[@Pootisbird01]

I don’t think they were trying to lie, rather just made an innocent mistake

[@yfredy88]

MLS gives the access and in return has them and others who get that kind of access say things like that on purpose to hype their new product. It's all marketing.

[@CGMC1088]

@@hmmyes7807 The fact is they play in South Central - not DTLA.

[@jamiebarnes901]

This was too epic 👏👏👏

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

Vince McMahon couldn't have ascripted a more dramatic first derby! 😂

[@superblue24]

As a new LAFC fan that wanted to support soccer in the US this was my first MLS game in history ever, and it was special.

[@iglesiasublimegraciaenharb8333]

Growing up in LA I could remember my dad telling me Cienfuegos was coming to play here for LA. Then Landon and Beckham creating a pulse for Los Angeles MLS futbol. This is why I can't see no other. All those games with my dad in the stands. There is too much history and only one Galaxy.

[@haleIrwinG]

Always the same passion and same love for the sport. Love this!

[@pamanci]

Do a derby days episode for Toronto FC vs. Montréal Impact (401 Derby)!

[@arcbee007]

@SoccerholicsTV have a few

[@gregoriomanuellegarde4825]

Pamanci they already covered it

[@chadc9583]

Canadian Classic*

[@pamanci]

Nice coverage on this amazing game and derby!

[@allenfigueroa2286]

Great video....LA Galaxy Since 96!!!!

[@AS-mw6pw]

Why are the fans not going crazy after the fourth goal? No passion

[@darthramious1639]

GS 199 Editing. I watched it live.

[@AS-mw6pw]

Darth Ramious are you sure? Look at the fans behind the host at 15:37. I wouldn’t expect a reaction like that to coming back from 3-0 to win 4-3 against your city rivals. I don’t want to sound like a typical European who looks down on the American game because I genuinely do wish the best for it. But the fans just have no clue whatsoever. European passion is just so much more real. Take this game for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKO1hYJ5ac17a6s I don’t know if you want to bother watching this clip- it’s only 2 minutes btw. But look at the passion after Wigan’s second goal to equalise against a team they have little to no affiliation with. This, for context is in the English league one AKA the third division. Wigan aren’t renowned for crazy fans. It’s just working class people who go to games to get drunk with their mates. Football is literally their lives for many people. You can’t get that in the US, at least not at the moment. I’ll also link this video in case you’re interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/laS0dZWVeqpjjdE

[@darthramious1639]

Yeah, I know. But take it from me, that *wasn't* the crowd's reaction. The host filmed his reaction at a later moment, probably (and the rest of this sentence is pure speculation) because the original take was too loud, or there was some other reason that the actual moment's footage was unusable.

[@surferdolphbro271]

I get chills watching this

[@thatonefan_1371]

Copa90 deserve so much more attention. What they are doing is great. Keep it up!

[@davidlizama223]

“LAFC just built a massive stadium in downtown” Lol 22k? 😂😂 And the stadium isn’t in downtown it’s in Expo Park. Great video tho ✌️

[@iamjcb]

Crappy area!

[@AlexAustralis]

To be fair, building a 22k seat stadium that they know they can fill or get close to filling most weeks creates a much better atmosphere than building a 50k seat stadium that's half empty for 90% of the year.

[@victorgodoviclopez]

NICE VIDEO, I REALLY ENJOY IT. THANKS COPA90

[@bobhenning5705]

Last time I was this early city had a 2-0 lead

[@thechameleon2636]

Bob Henning ha ha go Manchester United!

[@vin1515]

Hah

[@jasonBGI]

#GGMU

[@JackJack-jr3ig]

Bob Henning yeah now they only have a 13 point lead

[@TribekaGaming]

Last time I was this early Manchester United was still in the champions league ;)

[@DC.15]

Good video, good start to a rivalry. And great spectacle for the fans.

[@lilpudintaterable]

Yo, I was at this game right behind the goal that Ibra scored his banger. I can tell you being LA born and raised, LAFC changed the game. Really looking forward to the next time both clubs play each other. MLS is growing

[@SUPAHSPIFFY]

Sitting with the ACB and going absolutely fucking mental for each and every goal. 3-0 down and still singing like we were up 3-0. I’ll never forget losing all my wits when I saw the 4th goal go in. What an unforgettable game.

[@vincentmartino9122]

Everyone talks shit saying a club has no history and shit like that but really every club has to start somewhere at one point your club had no history yes it’s a new club yes they just started but the passion is still their club don’t shit on another club for no “history” Aston Villa has history look where they are. Stuttgart my club has history but I’m not gonna shit on Leverkusen because they have no titles or Leipzig because they bought their way up football is evolving current talent is more important than “history”

[@baraenbojassen6611]

Being good at football does not equate to passion. It's not passion when you cheer for a club you've watched twice that would be stupid in any league its just mindless cheering because you're supposed to cheer. And besides, they are not even cheering.

[@harrymccann446]

No history mate look at any club in Europe

[@boldANDcontrolled]

UTV tho... but rt this derby is legit. The mls is on the come up fr

[@kyle1235]

Your point is so stupid because by that logic the fans at early Man U, Barcelona, or any teams early games had no passion either. Or what do fans just go to games indifferently for several generations until the "magic clicks" and all the sudden its authentic. Should up and get a life.

[@mogarba1463]

Man, imagine if Chivas USA was still here with LAFC & LA Galaxy. That would be crazy to have three teams in one city!

[@biggsleezy]

LAFC is basically Chivas USA with a new look

[@alejandroruiz6672]

Mo Garba it could happen if there's pro/rel, imagine cosmos, redbull, and nycfc. Look at london

[@attk177]

+cesar ruiz look at any european city. almost any city has more than one big club. Hamburg/Munich/Istanbul/London/Lissabon/Madrid/Barcelona/Valencia/Liverpool/Manchester/Berlin/Leipzig/Prague/Warsaw/Athens I could go on forever

[@harrymccann446]

Nah mate cuz there isnt 5 teams in London is there Tottenham West Ham Millwall Chealsea and Wimbledon

[@alejandroruiz6672]

Harry mccann fulham, watford, qpr, charlton

[@sandroucenc0985]

Amazing!

[@hectormanuelchavezzavala8696]

Best feeling ever to know the first ever derby winner was LA Galaxy. 👍

[@adityadion4959]

LA wecome to Zlatan

[@RBM8845]

Love it when inmediately after the final whistle, Martino is already on the pitch hahaha

[@johnbon4272]

"soccer hipsters" hahaha that's your typical LAFC fan

[@miranblazek5303]

Agree, but, it's passion that counts

[@Matshidiso_]

Of gods and men. 🔥👑🙌 Incredible!

[@EnterSandwich]

Zlatan is now one of LAFC's 50 owners.

[@icedbulldog178]

this is a great video.

[@sapphir7437]

what a good view! glorious

[@Cantstopblack]

Quality vid right here

[@1229leon]

I hope you guys grow TBH... Mexican league is where its at, we need some real CONCACAF rivals.

[@moritz-4742]

That would really benifit north american Football

[@geraldyudha8911]

zLAtan

[@ClassifiedCinema]

Tbh they should talk more about the Canadian side of the MLS

[@solodolotrevino]

Classified_GAMR found the Canadian

[@lubeskyballer5482]

Why they suck Sporting KC won it last year and probably this year.

[@Savvce]

Gabriel 2089 the only? Lol Seattle vs Portland is the only rivalry that predates mls.

[@antonschmidt5131]

I rarely comment on a youtube video. But apart from the amazing video content you have delivered, you also have the beat/music content worthy of a MF Doom album. You are one of the greatest in covering football! Thank you.

[@RegalRexus]

And they say MLS fans are fake and not authentic. This man has a tattoo for a club that hasn't even played 5 games.

[@hyperion1028]

Caleb Adams So does Delhi Dynamo fans. Dosen't make them real. It just makes them Weird Man United fans.

[@melle1965]

The celebration for Zlatans goal didnt feel really authentic to me

[@uwe4118]

thats not authentic, thats just dumb...

[@hawkinsstern5356]

how can you be a fan of a team youve never seen in person? i watch european games and favor a team over there but in reality they are just far away teams i have no connection to. until i live somewhere else the only team i can ever be a fan of is San Jose earthquakes, the team whos games ive attended since i was unborn

[@baraenbojassen6611]

lmao that's just incredibly fake and dumb. He wants to create a personal identity and forms it with a club that has played 2 games. In Europe you are born and raised to a club and learn its history. You watch games since childhood and if this were to happen anywhere else the stands would topple and the screaming wouldn't stop

[@diogogomes535]

Can you please do a video about Benfica vs Porto happening next week

[@pe3497]

Diogo Gomes I don't know much about Portuguese football but isn't Sporting Lisbon is part of the rivalry too? The 3 of them is like the biggest club in Portugal if I'm not mistaken? I heard a lot about SC Braga too.

[@diogogomes535]

Jake Boyle Yes Benfica, Porto and Sporting are the 3 biggest clubs here in Portugal and Benfica vs Sporting is also a very big and intense game (Lisbon Derby). Braga it's also a good club but not as big as the other 3.

[@RicardoMoreiraRM11]

Mate, Sporting Lisbon doesn't exist. We are Sporting Clube de Portugal. Yes, Sporting, Benfica and Porto are the biggest clubs here. Braga is growing, but I like more their rival, Vitória Sport Club (from Guimarães). Vitória have better atmosfere in the stadium and more fans than Braga. Check them out too.

[@robert55726]

America could be a global superpower in football. I know its a cultural thing but the best of luck with soccer much love from england

[@frankiewashere_]

This is quality

[@gabrielonibudo5710]

Is this sdmn woodsy?

[@frankiewashere_]

thatoneguy. Lmao

[@3941602]

Guess that dude needs a new tattoo

[@chrismccoyful]

I was there and I still get chills watching the game

[@joepbailey]

Nice use of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence remix.

[@igorharper5041]

What a beautiful experience

[@ytbabbler]

I like to see how friendly both teams are to each others here, hope it stay that way and they understand that it will be boring for the supporters if there is only one team in town.

[@diogomelo7897]

Do a video on the brazilian league. It's starting next week and on 12/05 it's already gonna happen the two biggest derbys(for many people at least) of the country(Gremio x Inter, Corinthians x Palmeiras) and there's also happening Santa Cruz x Nautico next week for the third division and Guarani x Ponte Preta on 05/05 for the second division

[@eddiehousemusic]

He Delivers!

[@rishabh6997]

What were those chants Fuck You Chivas😂😂😂😂! This is like the level 1 in the football chants

[@Dkmo94]

1:20 i see you with the Nujabes tribute

[@davidadkins1881]

This might have been the best MLS game ever

[@khust2993]

Martino always seem to go crazy in every video he appears

[@IAmAndrew1]

It's amazing how world football is considered a sport that brings people from all over the world together, however when Copa does a video from the US, people have to remind us that we "have no history". Sounds pretty exclusive if you ask me.

[@solodolotrevino]

5:44 it’s beautiful! Can’t wait to go out there in July vs Galaxy

[@ericweiler6571]

Seattle, Portland, LA, Atlanta.. The MLS has become the finest sport in the US.

[@h.r.hufnstuf4171]

that LA scene you can see out that one corner of the stadium is dope

[@bendaly6855]

Yesss

[@AF1DeZine]

About time my city gets some recognition!

[@jmitchtheman]

It think he played this video pretty even til the end, then his true Galaxy roots came out.

[@haruntekin6724]

"They need to earn our rivalry"- I wish I could have seen his face when they went 3-0 down!

[@delevingne8691]

Harun Tekin 4-3

[@JECAHALDO]

Harun Tekin he was still supporting..

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756]

And then still won 4-3

[@yvadcapalot8149]

Zlatan is a football god!

[@johnberry2678]

El Trafico

[@mikedasoccer]

I see Zlatan, I click on Zlatan.

[@Mark-du9rv]

Zlatan clicks on you :p

[@shafwandito4724]

Zlatan can 1v1 every single MLS team

[@BeefLettuceAndPotato]

Seriously why are football fans so hateful? This is supposed to be the world's game, the beautiful game, etc... yet any video Copa does about MLS there they are "soulless, fake, cringe, irrelevant, retirement league, etc." Seriously what's so bad about your lives that you can't stand some one else enjoying something that the whole world is supposed to enjoy?

[@hawkinsstern5356]

yep, people should be glad more are enjoying the game

[@_oam_]

because people think soccer only exists in europe hate eurosnobs

[@CristianoRonaldo-to9pg]

HispanicAtTheDisco true

[@uliseslarita334]

Arsenal Bismarck Stfu You go for Arsenal 😂😂

[@boomdos4265]

KingShadow11 ...nah people don't think that. I find it funny everyone brings up the term "eurosnob" They're the easy targets I suppose. But try the entire world. They all think MLS is shit.

[@NoU-ou9tc]

That reaction to his 2nd goal was a great depiction of everyone who witnessed it

[@alexadair92]

LA Galaxy is the only team in LA. How can you switch from a Chivas fan to a LAFC fan. It has nothing to do with the support of the club but rather the hate for the galaxy. They should just be called anti-galaxy fans.

[@OLLIEDECK11]

Los Angeles Formerly Chivas

[@uscphan323]

Johnny Hernandez ima LAFC fan but that's a good one. Lol

[@MrLynch-ei4dc]

Dang...thats good. Hahaha

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

loving that joe hirashi remix!!!

[@leonelguzman459]

Bring back the derby’s!!!!

[@eddief1111]

That Carlo's Vela hat is sick.

[@BoilingHotCoffee]

LAFC blew a 3-0 lead

[@DrAverage444]

That man zlatan is something crazy

[@joslu80eight5]

Chivas 2.0 is the only thing we have on yall? No sir, we have 5 titles over you. Never take an LAFC fan serious, some don’t even know they’re history and in fact were chivas usa .

[@bam1860]

That stadium better than many modern ones in the premier league no cap.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

Thats debatable the only ones it's better than are the hundred year old ones like turf moor

[@alexalv1]

Born and raised in LA... and I’ve never supported the galaxy, I just never felt the passion. LAFC have given me that in such a short time.

[@cklow100]

The Eurosnobs are such haters, MLS is a very young league that is growing stronger and richer all the time and will rise to be one of the strongest leagues in the world. And we don't need any validation from the Eurosnobs.

[@maringalic4560]

One of the strongest in the world? You must be joking. You will never reach Europe in football. I'm not hating on mls, I'm glad that you finally started to play football and I'm glad to see it growing in popularity, but facts are facts.

[@beaverones41]

Marin Galić Keep dreaming son. Europe have the champions league, something you will never have. The dream for every young kid around the world that plays football will always be to go to Europe and play for legendary teams like Real Madrid or Liverpool etc. If you think the MLS will ever be able to compete you are clueless. I guess that is an American trait so I am not surprised.

[@maringalic4560]

Why tf are you saying that to me, that's exactly what I said hahahah

[@beaverones41]

Marin Galić Opps sorry was meant for the other person.

[@pearlyshellboparks3733]

Europe has been playing football a lot longer than us, you are richer and stronger now, but you are not Gods and you are clueless to believe to that America and Canada will not become level to you. We are strong countries and we have what it takes to do this, it will just take time to finish setting up our league. Do not under estimate North America

[@willvintage3505]

What a video for the "2nd" best rivalry in the league.

[@RicardoMoreiraRM11]

Fuck, I JUST LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@dt-ve7mi]

LA Galaxy played literally 7 miles from my house...it sucks they moved to carson...but their first home stadium was the Rose Bowl that's on the border of Pasadena and Glendale. You could literally still see the DTLA sky scrapers.....you know rent got expensive at Rose Bowl so they had to move to carson...so what....besides....the name LA Galaxy.....its unique....there's a shit load of Uniteds and FC's etc etc all over the world...there's only one Galaxy.

[@PedroRamos-gw1pw]

No Zlatan no party. Shows that throughout history the Galaxy relies on individuals. They don't show characteristics of a true team.

[@claespetersson1812]

Everyone is doing their part i the team and even if one is glowing brighter then the rest, they are all stars. Let me give you an example: Manchester United, under coach Sir Alex Ferguson, played CL finals with Wes Brown. Straight after S.A.F retired, Wes Brown was no longer wanted and only got new contract for a "small" club. So was he useless? As a starting player in the finals, in the best football/soccer cup in the world, no he was not useless. Everyone is doing their part no matter how bright they shine. "Teamwork makes dream work." La Galaxy is no different.

[@waifudefenceforce2035]

I swear, the MLS episodes have THE BEST soundtracks.

[@OscarGarcia-fi9mh]

Zlatan does not play for LA Galaxy the LA Galaxy play for Zlatan

[@imanolmontes3093]

I respect both clubs but I love la galaxy

[@mfthlrdwnsidiq...9714]

Zlatan goal 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@johnmiguel3630]

Hahaha when he starts to speak Italian with himself in the end when Ibra does te second hahahah