2012 Liga MX winner Herculez Gomez breaks down every quarterfinal second leg match-up and picks his Liguilla semifinalists.
MEXICO CITY — The somewhat anticlimactic final weekend of the Liga MX regular season ended with Sunday’s games nothing more than a mere formality. Only Pumas vs. Santos offered the chance to decide which of the two teams would finish above each other in the league table. Even Toluca’s unexpected loss to Lobos BUAP proved a non-starter as their place in the playoff seeding had been decided.
Despite this past slate of games offering little to no drama, there is almost a guarantee of it as soon as…
The Liga MX Apertura 2018 regular season has ended. which means eight clubs have qualified for the playoffs, known as the Liguilla.
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Believe it or not, we’re at the halfway point of the 2018 Apertura regular season. With an international break underway after Week 8’s matches, we now have an opportunity to take a step back and analyze what we’ve seen so far in Mexico’s top flight.
After looking at a number of memorable performances, here’s the Liga MX best XI from the first half of the season.
GK: Tiago Volpi, Queretaro
While it’s true that Cruz Azul’s Jesus Corona and Pachuca’s Alfonso Blanco have allowed fewer goals,…
With two weeks down, the Liga MX table is starting to take shape. With some of the league’s biggest clubs struggling it is time to right the ship for some while others hope to continue the momentum of their positive starts. Our Liga MX writers Tom Marshall, Eric Gomez and Cesar Hernandez each pick out a matchup to watch for this weekend.
Liga MX’s best on display as Cruz Azul host Tigres
Without a doubt, the biggest Liga MX match from Week 3 is Cruz Azul vs Tigres. With six points apiece, both sides…
ESPN FC’s Tom Marshall catches up with Jorge Villafana, who helped Santos win the Liga MX title two days after being robbed at gunpoint.
TOLUCA, Mexico — Santos Laguna held on to draw 1-1 against Toluca on Sunday and win their sixth Liga MX title. Julio Furch opened the scoring for Santos in the 10th minute, with Gabriel Hauche leveling in the 82nd minute. Los Guerreros took a memorable series 3-2 on aggregate.
Here are three takeaways from Estadio Nemesio Diez:
1. The best playoff team won
There are two ways of looking at Santos Laguna’s victory over Toluca. Some would say Toluca was the best team in Liga MX all Clausura and…
Santos are in control of the Liga MX final, but the FC crew are not ruling out Toluca as they head home for the second leg. TOLUCA, Mexico — Santos Laguna coach Robert Siboldi is adamant his side will not be going out simply to defend its 2-1 lead over Toluca from the first leg of the 2018 Clausura final in Sunday’s return game.
Regular season leader Toluca is undefeated at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Liga MX play in 2018, but Siboldi’s side will “go out to win” in one of Mexico’s most difficult away stadiums.
“Without doubt playing in front of their fans can help them, but on the pitch are the players, no one from the stands…
Santos are in control of the Liga MX final, but the FC crew are not ruling out Toluca as they head home for the second leg.