Carlos Vela after winning the first league with LAFC

the mexican striker Carlos candleleader of Los Angeles FC since his entry into the Major League Soccer in 2018, he said Saturday’s first league title “comes full circle” but said he wants more trophies before retiring.

At 33 years old, the “Bombardier” lifted the first trophy at club level of his career after a fast-paced final in which Los Angeles FC (LAFC) beat the Philadelphia Union 3-0 in a penalty shootout (3-3 in regulation time).

“When I signed (with LAFC) I told them: ‘I’m going to give everything for this club to make itself known and then to create a positive and winning culture. And today the prize arrives”, congratulated the Mexican striker.

Vela looked back on the unexpected decision he made in 2017, when he left the Real society and European soccer to join a newly born American franchise.

“I came to the team without knowing what could happen. Today I feel that the cycle is over,” he said. “Obviously I want more. I want to continue enjoying Los Angeles, to be able to win more titles but now with a clearer conscience and a calm body because I already gave them the first one.”

“When I saw so many winning Los Angeles teams, in basketball, football, baseball, I always wondered, ‘why not us,'” he recalled.

Los Angeles FC, which was born in the shadow of Galaxythe most successful team in MLS, celebrated their first title in front of their fans in a heart-stopping final in which they went down 2-3 at minute 120+4.

The Welshman Gareth Bale equalized agonizingly at minute 120+8 and goalkeeper John McCarthy, who had just entered the field, was the hero saving two shots in the penalty shootout.

“To put it simply, for 10 or 15 minutes the game was like a Halloween movie but it ended up like a Hollywood movie,” Vela summed up. “It was something dreamed that you did not imagine could happen and it happened.”

The forward, who resigned from the Mexican team After the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he assured that he still sees himself with the strength to play several more years in Los Angeles.

“For now I’m going to go to Vegas or something, I feel lucky,” he joked. “Then I want to continue here. Enjoy the Concachampions and win. When you win a trophy you always want more.”