Liga MX – Playing for 90

Leon edges scrappy FC Juarez to secure spot in playoffs

Thomas Buckley — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:13:43 +0000

It wasn’t pretty but Leon is in the postseason Borja Sánchez and Federico Viñas scored 6 minutes apart to overturn an early deficit to help Leon qualify for the Liga MX Play-In Tournament with a 2-1 win over FC Juarez in their season finale. Viñas thought he’d put the Esmeraldas ahead in minute 12 put […]

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León chasing play-in spot; Puebla aims for higher seeding

Thomas Buckley — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 14:27:36 +0000

Much at stake for León, Puebla in season finales Sunday’s Liga MX schedule is thin – just two games – but both contests have playoff implications. León must defeat FC Juárez at the Camp Nou to claim the final available spot, while Puebla visits Cruz Azul with the chance to clinch a place in the […]

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Carlos Rodríguez emerges with clean sheet vs league leaders

Thomas Buckley — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 06:24:22 +0000

Rugged Tigres hold top-scoring team goalless In his first game for Tigres this season, Carlos Rodríguez foiled Miguel Layún’s last-gasp chance to be a hero and became the first goalie to blank América in 28 games. Rodríguez made three brilliant saves on the night, none more important than that two-fisted block off Layún’s right boot […]

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América at Tigres: Liga MX royalty square off in season finale

Thomas Buckley — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 02:07:39 +0000

In late October, the season finale at “El Volcán” looked to be the Game of the Season. A showdown between the two best teams in Liga MX. Mighty América, the winningest team in Liga MX history, vs Tigres, the most successful team of the 21st century. A flashback to the epic postseason clashes of last […]

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‘Chino’ Huerta eager to show Chivas what might have been

Thomas Buckley — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 01:38:24 +0000

UNAM and Guadalajara square off on Saturday night in one of the more attractive Matchday 17 contests this weekend. Both teams have clinched playoff spots and the host Pumas (25 points) will be looking to secure a first-round bye, something the Chivas (27 points) have already clinched. Fifth-place UNAM will be aiming to be a […]

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TAS rules for Puebla, causing a ripple in the Liga MX playoff race

Thomas Buckley — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:47:07 +0000

Liga MX table gets shuffled by a judicial ruling News out of Switzerland, on Thursday has forced Liga MX pundits to recalculate their playoff predictions, with Puebla suddenly looking like a real spoiler. The Court of Arbitration for Sport – based in Lausanne – ruled in favor of Puebla’s complaint over a Disciplinary Committee decision […]

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Padilla’s late goal clinches playoff spot for Chivas

Thomas Buckley — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:10:46 +0000

Liga MX playoff picture a bit less murky Teenager Yael Padilla scored deep into stoppage time to earn a 1-0 win for Guadalajara over Cruz Azul, clinching a spot in the Liga MX playoffs for the Chivas. The loss virtually eliminates the Cementeros (they are mathematically alive … but only barely) and they will see […]

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Feisty Puebla roars past León with 4-goal second half performance

Thomas Buckley — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:05:32 +0000

The penultimate matchday of the Liga MX season kicked off with a bang Friday night as León and Puebla combined for 9 goals, two of which were scored in second-half stoppage time. Nicolás Larcamón led León into Estadio Cuauhtémoc needing a win to improve the club’s chances of landing a spot in the Liga MX […]

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Liga MX playoff field still murky with just two matchdays remaining

Thomas Buckley — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:14:17 +0000

Matchday 15 – a Midweek Matchday – provided some drama but did little to clear up the Liga MX postseason picture. Just one more team clinched a playoff berth – three of 10 spots are filled now – and only one team has been eliminated from contention (Necaxa). That means 14 teams will be battling […]

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Multiple playoff spots at stake on key Midweek Matchday

Thomas Buckley — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:36:45 +0000

With the finish line in sight, schedule-makers have given Liga MX fans a Midweek Matchday that could go a long way to clear up the playoff picture. América and Monterrey have already secured a spot in the postseason, but the remaining 16 teams still have aspirations of playing beyond Nov. 12. The eggheads in charge […]

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