Highlights: Tigres 0-1 Cruz Azul in Liguilla of the Clausura 2022
Best plays and summary of the defeat of Tigres, who still managed to qualify for the Liga MX semifinals. Tie in the overall, with which the Tigers advance for the best position in the table.
The Atlas advanced to the semifinals of the Liga MX and is already waiting for a rival, the winner of the Tigres-Cruz Azul will be the rival of the current champion:
Until now, all the teams classified among the first 4 have advanced, only Tigres are missing for the semifinals to be between the 1st and 4th of the regular season.
These are the players who will start off the bench for both teams: Tigres: Ortega, Venegas, Sánchez, Lichnovsky, Córdova, Sotelo, Thauvin, Fulgencio, Ayala and Rodríguez. Cruz Azul: Corona, Mayorga, Martínez, Aguilar, Guerrero, García, Baca, Huescas, Jiménez and Morales.
Game to kill or die, the Cruz Azul team goes to the Tigres house in search of 2 goals due to the difference in the overall score and that, in case of a tie, the tiebreaker factor is the position in the table and in that area they were widely surpassed by the locals.
The arbitration designation for this match is as follows:
Center Referee: Cesar Arturo Ramos
Assistants: Christian Espinoza and Marco Bisguerra
4th Referee: Ismael López
The first leg ended with a narrow victory for the Tigres at the Azteca Stadium with a goal by Jesús Dueñas. With this victory, the Felines are the clear candidates to advance to the next round.
We are just under an hour away from the start of the match between Tigres and La Maquina at the Estadio Universitario. Both quintets will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
In a few moments we will share the starting line-ups for Tigres vs. Cruz Azul, in addition to the most recent information that emerges from "El Volcán". Do not miss any details of the match with minute by minute and live online from VAVEL.
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The Felines striker started a new campaign in search of regaining his level and showing that the drop in level was exclusively due to injuries, with this in mind the Frenchman won the individual scoring title with a total of 11 goals. Gignac was the fundamental piece of the Tigres' offense and continues to show that he is at a high level, if Gignac is well, so are those of the UANL and his contribution in the Liguilla will be fundamental for the aspirations of the people from Monterrey for the title of the MX League.
The Tigres arrive after finishing Clausura 2022 in second place in Liga MX with a record of 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses for a total of 33 points. The Felinos had a difficult start to the regular season, but little by little they made up their way to finish just behind the leader and qualify directly for the Liguilla. One of the most important factors for this success was the scoring championship of Andres Pierre Gignac, who went on the offensive on the shoulders and guided Miguel Herrera's men to the top of the table. Unlike last season, the squad was in very good health and this allowed a solid foundation to be established, becoming one of the best offenses in the tournament with 30 goals scored and a good defense with only 19 goals conceded. Those from the UANL come to this Liguilla being one of the great favorites for the title and leaving out Cruz Azul would be a good start to the postseason, we'll see if they are capable of reaching the final instances.
The goalkeeper of the Machine started a new campaign in search of acquiring some minutes as a substitute goalkeeper for Cruz Azul. Jesús Corona's injury has allowed him to play since matchday 10 of the Liga MX and this has become a wall for the people of the capital. The young Mexican goalkeeper has been a determining factor for Cruz Azul to tie the ticket to the playoffs after the bad season on offense, his saves avoided several important defeats and meant the sum of points for the team to reach the Liguilla . Jurado has shown us part of the great level that was seen in Veracruz and has given signs that the Cruz Azul goal is in good hands.
Those from Cruz Azul arrive after finishing the tournament in eighth position with a record of 7 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses to achieve a total of 25 points and qualify for the Playoff Playoffs. In this instance, the residents of the capital stayed with the playoff duel by eliminating Necaxa on penalties, after a tie for the minimum in the 90 regular minutes. Cruz Azul had a bad end to the regular season, concluding with 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws in the last 5 games. Among the problems that the team suffered was the loss of Jesús Corona due to injury, however, this has been well supplied by Sebastían Jurado. The defense of La Maquina was one of the best, placing in sixth position with only 19 goals against, however, the offense has been one of the main problems for those led by Juan Reynoso, since they do not have a great scorer , the top figure on offense is the Paraguayan defender Juan Escobar with 4 goals in the regular season.
The University Stadium, also known as "El Volcán" located in the city of Monterrey will host this duel between two teams that seek to advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla. This stadium has a capacity for 42,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1967.
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the broadcast of the Tigres UANL vs. Cruz Azul match, corresponding to the second leg of the Clausura 2022 quarterfinals of Liga MX. The meeting will take place at "El Volcán", at 9:05 p.m.
