Can goal-happy Earthquakes outscore Messi and Miami to extend win streak?

SAN JOSE – Christian Espinoza was just 21 when his Spanish club, Alavés, subbed him onto Barcelona’s Camp Nuo pitch before 74,237 fans. Ten minutes earlier, fellow Argentinian Lionel Messi entered for Barcelona to thunderous applause.

“It was really special to play against players that you grew up watching,” Espinoza recalled Tuesday of that 2-1 upset win in September 2016. “To have the opportunity to do it again is a really special opportunity for me and my team.”

Espinoza and the...