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INSIDE THE 18: Red Bulls, Chivas Set for Leagues Cup Clash at Sports Illustrated Stadium

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The New York Red Bulls and Chivas de Guadalajara face off on Thursday at Sports Illustrated Stadium at 7:30 PM ET.

Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will deploy Julian Hall, Mohammed Sofo and Wiki Carmona in the attack.

This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the Red Bulls and Chivas Guadalajara, with New York holding the series advantage with a 2-1-1 mark.

Peter Stroud and Ronald Donkor pair in the central midfield.

This will be the first time the clubs have met since the 2018 CONCACAF Champions Cup, where Guadalajara knocked the Red Bulls out of the semifinals.

Raheem Edwards, Dylan Nealis, Sean Nealis, Tim Parker and Rafael Mosquera get the nod along the backline.

New York have posted a 5-3-2 mark against Liga MX teams in their franchise history, including a 3-1-2 mark at home. The Red Bulls are unbeaten at home in their last 11 non-MLS regular season competition matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

A.J. Marcucci starts in goal for New York.

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Off the bench, the Red Bulls will have Wiktor Bogacz, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Carlos Coronel, Kyle Duncan, Daniel Edelman, Noah Eile, Emil Forsberg, Dennis Gjengaar, Alexander Hack, Serge Ngoma, Aidan Stokes and Omar Valencia available.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.

Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tony Husband will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Ross Smith on the English side, while Ramses Sandoval will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Oswaldo Sanchez on the Spanish side.

New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.

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