Es una presentación que le pregunta a tus jugadores favoritos de Chivas USA una variedad de preguntas peculiares. Esta semana le presentamos al defensa Jim Curtin.

Chatting with Chivas USA is a weekly feature that puts your favorite Chivas USA players on the spot. This week we feature: Jim Curtin.

After a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday at The Home Depot Center, playoff-bound Chivas USA travels to Chicago to face the Chicago Fire this Thursday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. CT) at Toyota Park. The Red-and-White’s match will be televised on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and W Radio 690 AM. Chivas USA will then return to The Home Depot Center to face the Houston Dynamo in the final game of the regular season and Fan Appreciation Day this Sunday, October 25, at 12:00 noon PT. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com

Defender’s Jonathan Bornstein and Shavar Thomas preview this Thursday’s game against Chicago Fire:

Después de un empate de 2-2 ante los Terremotos de San José el sábado pasado en El Home Depot Center, Chivas USA viaja a Chicago para el partido de este jueves, 22 de octubre ante el Fire de Chicago a las 5:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. CT) en El Toyota Park rumbo a la Liguilla. El partido será televisado por ESPN2, ESPN Deportes y W Radio 690 AM. Los Rojiblancos regresan a El Home Depot Center para el partido ante el Dynamo de Houston en el último partido de la temporada regular y al Día del Aficionado este domingo, 25 de octubre, a las 12:00 p.m. PT. Para más información, o para comprar boletos, favor de llamar al 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visite cdchivasusa.com
El mediocampista Marcelo Saragosa y el defensa Yamith Cuesta hablan sobre el partido de este jueves:

Really, all seven games this week impact the playoff picture. But by taking place first, this one will greatly affect the landscape entering the final weekend of the regular season. Chicago can clinch a playoff spot with a win or a tie. A Chivas USA victory would not only narrow their margin on Supporters’ Shield leader Columbus, it would also leave the second automatic berth in the Eastern Conference up for grabs among four teams. At 10-7-12 with 42 points, Chicago sits in second place in the East, but three teams sit behind at 39 points hoping for them to slip up so they have a shot at the Eastern Conference automatic berth.

Chivas USA look to extend a six-game unbeaten streak, while Chicago is looking to break a six-game winless skid. In their last meeting, Chicago beat Chivas 3-2 on May 28 thanks to two goals from Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Chivas goalkeeper Zach Thornton – who played eight seasons with the Fire – leads the league with a .78 goals against average and 12 shutouts, and is looking to complete the season with the League’s all-time best goals against average (Onstad 0.82 – 2007) and will look to tie the club record in shutouts with 13.

Chivas USA will win the Supporters’ Shield IF:

• Chivas wins both its games this week AND Columbus fails to win vs. New England Sunday

 Note: If Chivas USA earns four points from their two games and Columbus loses to New England, the Supporters’ Shield winner will be the team with superior goal differential (Entering the week, CLB has +11; CHV has +5)

PHOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

Preki, Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun, and Carey Talley react to Chivas USA’s 2-2 draw with the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.

Listen to post-game reactions from:

Midfielder Sacha Kljestan
Forward Justin Braun
Defender Carey Talley

Escuche las reacciones después del partido de:

El mediocampista Paulo Nagamura
El mediocampista Jesús Padilla
El delantero Maykel Galindo

 Playoff-bound Chivas USA came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night, moving temporarily into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 13-9-6 record (45 points) ahead of tomorrow’s match between the LA Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. The Red-and-White are now undefeated in six games with a 3-0-3 record.

 The Red-and-White took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute when Maykel Galindo took a long through ball from Sacha Kljestan and finished low past San Jose goalkeeper Andrew Weber. The Earthquakes then scored two unanswered goals on headers, one from Brandon McDonald in the 21st minute, and another in minute 58 from Ryan Johnson.

Chivas USA forward Justin Braun tied the game at two in the 66th minute, knocking a header past Weber off an Ante Jazic cross. The Red-and-White had several chances in the final minutes, and outshot San Jose 20-8 on the night, but were unable to find the winning goal.

With the tie, the Red-and-White moved into first place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the LA Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo, who play in Houston on Sunday. Chivas USA has two games left in the regular season; visiting the Chicago Fire on Thursday, Oct. 22 before returning to The Home Depot Center for Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 12:00 noon PT.

With the Red-and-White already having clinched a spot in the postseason, playoff tickets are now on sale with prices at the same rates as the regular season. Great seats start as low as $15; fans can purchase tickets by visiting cdchivasusa.com, or by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1.

Chivas USA Head Coach Preki, on tonight’s match: “In the second half, there were all kind of changes, we changed the system a little bit, we changed the players a little bit… I think we responded pretty good and we increased the tempo and got ourselves a goal.”

Chivas USA will have Sunday and Monday off before training at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at The Home Depot Center and traveling later in the day to Chicago. After facing the Fire on Thursday, the Red-and-White will return to Los Angeles on Friday and train Saturday at 10:00 a.m. before Sunday’s game against Houston.

After a 2-0 victory against Kansas City Wizards and clinching a spot in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, Chivas USA face the San Jose Earthquakes this Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. For the Red-and-White’s match, the first 7,500 fans through the gates will receive a complimentary special-edition Chivas USA car flag, courtesy of Xbox. A special Kids Pack is available for Saturday’s game, for every adult paid ticket, children under 16, get in for free. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.