CALIFORNICATION

The Red Bulls are in the City of Angels, home of Kobe, Tupac and In-N-Out Burger (which RBR wolfed down Thursday night). In Phoenix, the team went through a regeneration session in the pool Thursday before taking the hour and a half trip to LA. The team then trained yesterday afternoon in the much cooler conditions at The Home Depot Center, practicing set pieces and scouting Chivas USA before today’s match.

Forward Juan Pablo Angel and midfielder Claudio Reyna are not with the team as we prepare for Chivas USA tonight at 10:30 PM ET (TV: MSG, HDNet Radio: WADO).

Here are some pre-match thoughts from Coach Osorio.

On whether the team was banged up from the Chivas Guadalajara game:


On Sinisa Ubiparipovic’s play:


On how fresh the team is during this road trip:


We’ll leave you with a trivia question from the Real Salt Lake Media Guide.

Question: Real Salt Lake’s mascot is a lion named Leonardo. What is his favorite meal of the day?

Answer: Chivas USA Goat. Mmmm.