Last Updated on mayo 9, 2022 11:44 am by Erwin Noguera
The regular phase of the Liga MX Closing tournament 2022 has come to an end, and we already know the final position of each of the teams in the general classification. Pachuca remained in first place despite their defeat on the last date. For its part, America managed to get into the top four after having occupied the last place in the table for a couple of days in the first half of the tournament. Teams like: Chivas, Monterrey, Cruz Azul, and Pumas managed to stay in the playoff zone. On the other hand, the last position was occupied by juarez.
Since the beginning of day 17 of the tournament, Pachuca had already ensured that he would finish in first place in the general classification, whatever happened. After pachuca, tenemos Tigres con 33 puntos, siendo otro de los muy buenos equipos de este torneo local, seguido por Atlas con 27 puntos. La última inclusión en el top 4 fue la sorprendente Club América con 26 puntos. America Estuvo colista durante casi toda la primera mitad del torneo de clausura, pero el cambio de actitud y de entrenador les permitió tener un excelente cierre que les permitió llegar directamente a la Fase Final de este torneo.
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The playoff zone has Puebla, Chivas, and Monterrey with the same 26 points as America, but with a worst goal difference. puebla notably decreased their level of play and, from being practically in possession of 3rd place with 3 games to play, now they have to fight to get a victory that will give them a pass to the Liguilla. The eighth-place corresponds to Cruz Azul with 25 points. These will be the four teams that play the playoffs at home. Below them, we have Necaxa, Atlético de San Luis, Pumas and Mazatlán FC, who complete the top 12 list.
The repêchage returned to la Liga MX de cara al Apertura 2020, en el que los equipos que terminaron entre la quinta y duodécima posición de la Fase Regular se juegan todas sus opciones de ingresar al Liguilla in a direct elimination match with the best-ranked club having the advantage of playing at home.
It is important to note that in the event of a tie within 90 minutes of the match, the game will go to penalties. There are no extra times and neither the away goal nor the position in the table counts.
Liga MX Playoffs: Cruz Azul vs. Necaxa
Cuando: Saturday, May 07 at 06:45 pm ET
Cuotas de línea de dinero: Cruz Azul -120 / Necaxa +200 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Retiros: +210
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The repêchage of this Liga MX Closing Tournament 2022 begins this weekend, and we will have a great game that will open the curtain in the best possible way. This Saturday, May 7, 2022, Cruz Azul recibe Necaxa en el Estadio Azteca at 06:45 pm ET.
Cruz Azul faces this match with two sides of the coin, since their level of play throughout the season went from high to low, so much so that Cruz Azul could not get more than 1 win in their last 5 games disputed. In addition to this, we have that Cruz Azul is having a lot of difficulties scoring goals in their stadium, in which they accumulate 413 minutes without scoring.
On the other hand, since the arrival of Jaime Lozano to the Necaxa bench, the team has shown a completely different face in the tournament. This facet has not only been shown when they play at home but also when they do it on the road. Of the last three games played away from home, Necaxa got two wins for one loss. Also, in his two visits to Mexico City where they faced Pumas and Cruz Azul, in both games, they got three points.
Cruz Azul vs. Necaxa Pronóstico de apuestas: Cruz Azul
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Cruz Azul, trained by the Peruvian Juan Reynoso, got a great victory this Saturday by 3-1 on penalties against Necaxa to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Liguilla.
The teams played an extremely even first half, in which Necaxa took control in the first few minutes, but Sebastián Jurado prevented them from getting ahead on the scoreboard. Jurado managed to stop a mid-range shot by Fernando Madrigal, at minute 6, and a header by Dieter Villalpando, at minute 18, to maintain the scoreless draw.
Por otro lado, Cruz Azul grew and at minute 21, the Chilean Iván Morales had the clearest chance for Reynoso’s team with a powerful shot from the left that goalkeeper Luis Malagón sent to the corner kick.
The first few minutes of the second half were stuck in midfield until Cruz Azul scored their goal in the 56th minute. The Uruguayan Christian Tabó outwitted his markers from the left and crossed a ball into the area so that Escobar converted with his left foot the 1-0. Necaxa’s insistence turned into a goal in the 88th minute. Ángelo Araos took a corner kick from the right that Aguirre, with his head, scored 1-1.
The playoff match ended the regular time with a 1-1 draw. Therefore, they had to define the game on penalties. In this defining phase, goalkeeper Sebastián Jurado managed to stop two shots, while the Uruguayan Agustín Oliveros missed his shot so that Cruz Azul got their pass to the final phase of the Liguilla.
Para Cruz Azul, the Paraguayan Ángel Romero, Adrián Aldrete and the Peruvian Luis Abram scored the penalties. The Chilean Ángelo Araos was the only one who could score for Necaxa.
Result: Cruz Azul (3) – (1) Necaxa (Penalties)
Liga MX Playoffs: Monterrey vs. Atlético San Luis
Cuando: Saturday, May 07 at 09:00 pm ET
Cuotas de línea de dinero: Monterrey -145 / Atlético San Luis +310 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Retiros: +220
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Monterrey recibirá Atlético San Luis en el Estadio BBVA, something that does not bring back good memories for the local team. Atlético San Luis was the last team that managed to get the victory at Monterrey’s home, which ended amid protests after the 2-0 that cost Coach Javier Aguirre continuity.
After failing in the Mundial de Clubes in Abu Dhabi, Monterrey returned to la Liga MX and was greeted with two consecutive losses, first losing 1-0 to puebla en el Estadio Cuauhtémoc and a week later they lost 2-0 at home to San Luis on matchday 7 of Clausura 2022. After Javier Aguirre’s dismissal, Monterrey managed to raise its head again and got the seventh place in the standings, tied in 26 points with America, but with a lower goal difference.
On the other hand, as we have already mentioned, Atlético San Luis sabe lo que significa ganar en el Estadio BBVA. Although at that time Monterrey was indeed going through a complicated situation, San Luis managed to play a great game that was full of many emotions. Atlético San Luis comes to this playoff after finishing in position #10 in the standings and, in their last game, they suffered a defeat against Santos Laguna, con un marcador de 1-3.
Monterrey vs. Atlético San Luis Pronóstico de apuestas: Monterrey
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Rayados fell on penalties in the playoff match on an exceptional night by goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, who stopped two shots to give Atlético San Luis the victory on penalties with a score of 3-1 after drawing 2-2 in the regulatory time.
Monterrey managed to score an agonizing goal in added time, just seconds before the end of the 90 minutes, but penalties were once again their main enemy, since the San Luis goalkeeper stopped the shots of Vincent Janssen and Maxi Meza, while Rodolfo Pizarro crashed the ball into the post to obtain the heavy defeat and their elimination from the closing tournament. On the San Luis side, the hero was the Argentine goalkeeper, but Germán Berterame, Ricardo Chávez and Javier Güémez also scored, while Facundo Waller also hit the post.
Monterrey managed to get ahead on the scoreboard thanks to Vincent Janssen’s goal in the first half, but after scoring the goal, Monterrey changed their game approach to a defensive one, which ended up costing them the loss in the match.
San Luis managed to react in the second half, at minute 46 Facundo Waller equalized, and at minute 53 John Murillo gave the visitors the advantage. There were 10 minutes of terror for Monterrey that was already thinking about the next tournament. But Rayados seemed to find the miracle with the goal in added time by Michel Rodríguez, but the dream ended up vanishing on penalties.
Result: Atlético San Luis (3) – (1) Monterrey (Penalties)
Liga MX Playoffs: Puebla vs. Mazatlan
Cuando: Sunday, May 08 at 06:00 pm ET
Cuotas de línea de dinero: Puebla -110 / Mazatlan +158 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Retiros: +180
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A match that no one imagined would be repeated in just a week of difference, Puebla and Mazatlán will cross paths again after La Franja served Mazatlán as a takeoff platform to reach a quota in the national football playoff. Both teams will meet next weekend at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in one of the playoff keys with a ticket to the Final Phase of the Liguilla as a prize.
The duel between Puebla and Mazatlan was confirmed after the 4-4 draw between León and Toluca at the end of the last day of Mexican soccer on Sunday.
Mazatlán was waiting for a real miracle to be able to access the playoffs of the Liguilla, but everything began to change since its excellent victory last Friday against puebla, with a score of 2-1, then with the 2-0 victory of Pumas encima Pachuca were much closer to the feat and confirmed their unexpected presence in the playoffs after the 4-4 draw between León and Toluca. Thus, they agreed to position #12 in the standings.
puebla, meanwhile, agreed to the playoffs after losing to Mazatlán last Friday and after the tie at one between Atlas and Tigres. That result knocked La Franja out of the top four in the standings, after spending the entire tournament at the top. puebla finished in fifth place, surpassed by America and Atlas, who had a spectacular end to the season.
Puebla vs. Mazatlan Pronóstico de apuestas: puebla
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Unexpectedly, puebla suffered more than expected to eliminate Mazatlán in the playoff of the Clausura 2022 Tournament of Liga MX. puebla managed to be more effective in the penalty shootout, and thus sealed their ticket for the final phase of the Liguilla and will go with everything to enter the top four in the championship.
The game could not have started in a better way for the favorites in this game, puebla, since at 4 minutes Diego De Buen opened the scoring after a spectacular free-kick shot that ended in the back of the net and, just 10 minutes after, Juan Pablo Segovia, in a corner kick managed to connect with his head to make it 2-0. Everything indicated that it would be a win by puebla, however little by little Mazatlán began to take possession of the ball and create scoring chances and, at minute 36, Brian Rubio reduced the score to 2-1, Mazatlán had several opportunities to even the score but, they did not count the effectiveness enough to achieve it.
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En la segunda mitad, Mazatlán continued to press trying to tie the actions, although little by little puebla returned to show sparks of what was the beginning of the game. The minutes passed and the game was stalling, but, in the final stretch, Mazatlán went with everything and at minute 85 Martín Barragán, from puebla, was sent off and when it seemed that the game would end, Mazatlán managed to have a shot from the corner at minute 90+1 which Vikonis headed, and a defender cleared the ball, but Néstor Vidrio finished off and the ball ended up in the back of the net, leveling the score 2-2 and sending the game to penalties.
Padilla falló el primer penal por Mazatlán, Mancuello anotó para Puebla. Mazatlán empató en el segundo tiro, pero puebla volvió a ponerse arriba 2-1. Luego, ambos equipos fallaron el tercer penal y, el #4 para ambos, fue fallo de Mazatlán y una puntuación de puebla eso les dio la victoria con un marcador de 3-1.
Resultado: Puebla (3) – (1) Mazatlán (Penaltis)
Liga MX Playoffs: Chivas de Guadalajara vs.Pumas
Cuando: Domingo 08 de mayo a las 08:15 pm ET
Cuotas de línea de dinero: Guadalajara -105 / Pumas +110 (Fuente: MyBookie.ag)
Retiros: +225
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Esta primera fase de los playoffs la cierra el partido que para muchos es el más igualado y, por tanto, apasionante. Guadalajara recibe Pumas en el Estadio Akron, este domingo 8 de mayo de 2022.
Uno de los grandes equipos con mayor afición de la liga mexicana de futbol, Chivas de Guadalajara, arrives at this playoff trying to recover the level of play that their fans have been acclaiming for several years, where they have not managed to reap important victories and, in many opportunities were eliminated, even without playing the playoffs. This season is different since Guadalajara has shown an excellent level, and now it will try to reaffirm its good moment by getting into the Liguilla.
On the other hand, another of the very good teams in recent years, Pumas, arrives at this playoff after a very complicated regular season, where they had many problems certifying the passage to the repêchage, especially after losing the corresponding matches on days 15 and 16. However, they achieved an excellent victory against the leaders of the table on the last day, with a score of 2-0.
Chivas de Guadalajara vs.Pumas Pronóstico de apuestas: Chivas de Guadalajara
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The Chivas de Guadalajara qualified for the final phase of the Eliminatorias de la Liga MX, after crushing Pumas en el Estadio Akron con excelente marcador de 4-1 en el partido de Repesca. En este juego, Chivas came out to give their fans a real show on the team’s birthday, since this Sunday they celebrated 116 years of existence.
Cristian Calderón was the first to open the scoring for Chivas, after scoring in the 12th minute in a play that didn’t seem as dangerous but managed to hit the ball and beat the rival goalkeeper. However, Pumas, who arrived crestfallen after losing in the Concacaf Champions League final, quickly managed to tie the game, thanks to a goal by Diogo de Oliveira who found a long ball in the small area and defined with his left foot to beat the rival goalkeeper.
It wasn’t until the 50th minute that Alexis Vega made a great play and assisted Fernando Beltrán with his heel so that he defined with his left foot and scored a great goal. José Juan Macías took advantage in the 81st minute that Pumas was disconcerted by not being able to tie the game and, thanks to a long pass from Alexis Vega and a low pass from Pavel Pérez, Macías managed to enter without a mark and make it 3-1. Almost at the end of the game, specifically in the 89th minute, Alexis Vega closed the scoring and, in an exceptional play after taking advantage of a long pass from midfield and with an accurate shot from his right foot, he scored the final 4-1.
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