CHIVAS USA: STARS IN FOR GALAXY, NOT CHIVAS BORNSTEIN RESTS AS GOATS WIN.

Byline: IVAN OROZCO

Staff Writer

ARSON -- While David Beckham was penciled into the Galaxy's starting lineup Thursday, teammate Landon Donovan returned to work part time and Chivas USA's Jonathan Bornstein spent the night on the bench.

All three players arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday morning after taking 11-hour flights across the Atlantic Ocean a day after playing with their national teams. Beckham played in a 2-1 England loss to Germany, Donovan and Bornstein played 64 minutes in the United States' 1-0 loss to Sweden in a friendly Wednesday.

Donovan and Bornstein shared a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, while Beckham flew separately.

Beckham played the entire game, Donovan came in the 59th minute of a 3-0 Chivas USA win over the Galaxy at a sold-out Home Depot Center.

Bornstein sat out and watched from the bench. He didn't have to play. That's because teammate Maykel Galindo scored a pair of second-half goals, relieving any sense of urgency for Chivas.

Perhaps that's a good thing for Bornstein and his team. The Chivas defender arrived to Los Angeles with a sore left quadriceps from a hit he took against Sweden match, although he said he could have played if he was needed Thursday.

He spent the afternoon resting at his father's house in Los Alamitos before making the trip to Carson, arriving at the stadium two hours before the match.

Bornstein even squeezed time to give interviews before warm-ups.

"I was joking with my teammates that the flight was only 21/2hours because we left Frankfurt at 10 o'clock in the morning and got here at 12:30 p.m," Bornstein said.

"I learned that traveling takes its toll on you. I really felt it in the Sweden game.

"I think it's harder to travel to Europe than it is to travel back because you lose all that time and you have to get acclimated to the time difference and the weather. It's just different. And when you come back, you already know what it's going to be like and you gain all your time back."

Bornstein said he got enough sleep on the flight back, although he spent sometime chatting with Donovan, who sat next to him.

"We talked about our lives, soccer and about (the upcoming day), about our future," Bornstein said. "It was just having a conversation with a friend."

Galaxy coach Frank Yallop told reporters earlier this week to not be surprised if Beckham and Donovan played. But Chivas USA coach Preki said Bornstein had a "slim chance" of stepping in to play.

Yallop sent Donovan in hopes to boost the Galaxy's attack after Galindo scored the go-ahead goal in the 58th minute.

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