Bale and Chiellini make home debuts for LAFC in win over Seattle Sounders

• Chiellini, Bale make LAFC home debuts in 2-1 win over Seattle
• Los Angeles defense leads way in club's fourth straight victory

Kwadwo Opoku and Carlos Vela scored in the first half, and Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 Friday night in the home debuts of European superstars Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale.

Major League Soccer-leading LAFC (15-4-3) earned their season-best fourth consecutive victory and moved seven points clear of Austin atop the Western Conference during their longest winning streak since 2019. LAFC are also six points ahead Philadelphia in the race for the Supporters' Shield.