0-1, min. 45, Quiñones. 1-1, min. 1-1, min. 54, Gignac. 2-1, min. 59, Gignac. 3-1, min. 74, Gignac. 4-1, min. 84, Lichnovsky. 4-2, min. 4-2, min. 100, Rocha.
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Goals and Highlights: Tigres 4-2 Atlas in Liga MX
Atlas advances to the final of the Liga MX after winning on aggregate 5-4, tonight's game was full of emotions as Tigres was down in the first half, however in the second half Gignac led the comeback to catch the rival, it was in the final minutes when a controversial penalty kick in favor of Atlas gave them the advantage on aggregate to advance to their second consecutive final.
Thank you for following the Tigres vs Atlas game, tonight Tigres managed to score four goals against Atlas, however, the Red and Blacks scored two, which gives them the advantage on aggregate.
Los Rojinegros were the team with the highest expected goals ratio in the Liga MX semifinals with an average of 1.27, while Tigres was the lowest with 0.96.
The last time Tigres was able to beat Atlas at home was in 2011. Since that great victory, Tigres has hosted Atlas on eleven occasions, but none of them have ended with a three-goal difference in favor of the universitarios.
Atlas was able to advance to the final on the two occasions when they won the first leg of the semifinals, in the summer of 1999 against Cruz Azul and in the Apertura 2021 against Pumas.
Tigres has won the last five semifinal games it has played at home, keeping a clean sheet in three matches, but only in one of those five was it able to win by a three-goal margin.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Tigres vs Atlas live, as well as the latest information from the Universitario Stadium. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage.
JuliánQuiñones, a 25-year-old Colombian striker, belonged to Tigres from a very early age, however, since the previous tournament he was part of the red and white team where he was champion, scoring five goals, for this tournament he has accumulated six goals and is being fundamental in this Liguilla, so his former team will have to mark him very closely if they do not want him to score again in this elimination round.
Andre-Pierre Gignac, an experienced French striker who, since his arrival in LigaMX, has shown great quality, proving to be one of the best strikers in the league, now a historic player for Tigres, he closed the regular tournament as scoring champion, for the Clausura2022 he has scored 11 goals in 16 matches, and his presence will be important for this Saturday's match in order to reach the final.
Atlas, the current LigaMX champion, is going through a great moment that will remain engraved in the team's history book, the team led by Cocca after achieving the long-awaited championship has the opportunity to get it for the second consecutive tournament, the Rojinegros finished in third place in the table thanks to a great style of play, now in the pursuit of the championship they faced their fierce rival Chivas, in a series where the Rojinegros dominated the 180 minutes showing superiority in the game and on the scoreboard, Atlas knows that they have the possibility of playing in the final of the Clausura2022 and by taking the advantage to the volcano they must look for a goal to force the rival to have to score four, the good news is that Atlas has not conceded three goals since the first leg final against León.
Atlas solid for the title/Image: AtlasFC
Tigres, led by MiguelHerrera, will be looking to reach the final of the MXLeague at the Universitario Stadium; Herrera's team was outplayed against Atlas and came away with a tough score against them, now they have the difficult task of evening the score, Tigres will need to play one of their best games in recent years and for that they will need their forwards to be connected, Gignac has not been successful in this Playoffs but it must not be forgotten that he is this season's scoring champion, with the support of the Universitario and the quality of the squad, the felines could turn the score around; however, they will have to cut Atlas' connections on the pitch, it will be fundamental for Tigres to score in the first few minutes and thus be able to take the pace of the game in their own way.
Gignac wants to get Tigres back on track/Image: TigresOfficial
Tigres and Atlas will face each other in the second leg of the semifinals, the red-and-black team took advantage of their great momentum after eliminating their arch-rivals Chivas and beat Tigres 3-0 in the first leg, with this great advantage Atlas is looking for their place in what would be their second consecutive final, but Tigres at home will be looking to at least equal the aggregate score to take advantage of their place in the table and reach the final, what awaits us on Saturday will be one of the most hotly contested games of the Clausura2022.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the Tigres vs Atlas match, corresponding to the LigaMX semifinal. The match will take place at the Estadio Universitario at 9:00 PM ET.
