Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

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The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).

Team Seed Points Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
Cruz Azul 1 36 28th Apertura 2017 Champions
(Invierno 1997) 		[2]
América 2 33 31st Clausura 2018 Champions
(4 times) 		[3]
UNAM 3 30 (+10) 22nd Champions
(4 times) 		[4]
Santos Laguna 4 30 (+9) 29th Champions
(6 times) 		[5]
Monterrey 5 30 (+6) 21st Champions
(3 times) 		[6]
UANL 6 29 23rd Champions
(4 times) 		[7]
Toluca 7 26 (+5) 32nd Champions
(7 times) 		[8]
Querétaro 8 26 (–1) 10th[note 1] Clausura 2015 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015) 		[9][10]

Format

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  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 1 3
8 Querétaro 0 1 1
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 1 1
5 Monterrey 1 0 1
4 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
5 Monterrey 1 2 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 0 0
2 América 0 2 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Toluca 2 2 4
2 América 1 6 7
3 UNAM 1 1 2
3 UNAM 1 3 4
6 UANL 2 1 3


Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro 1–3 Cruz Azul 0–2 1–1
Toluca 4–5 América 2–2 2–3
UANL 3–4 UNAM 2–1 1–3
Monterrey 3–0 Santos Laguna 1–0 2–0

All times are UTC−5

First leg

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Querétaro0–2Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Monterrey1–0Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 24,723
Toluca2–2América
 Report
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL2–1UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 41,301
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

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Cruz Azul1–1Querétaro
 Report
Attendance: 30,858
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Cruz Azul won 3–1 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna0–2Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.

UNAM3–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 35,300

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

América3–2Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 44,118

América won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Cruz Azul 1–0 0–1
UNAM 2–7 América 1–1 1–6

All times are UTC−5

First leg

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Monterrey1–0Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 36,621

Second leg

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Cruz Azul1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 39,307

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

América6–1UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 64,039
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América won 7–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 2–0 Cruz Azul 0–0 2–0

First leg

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América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 59,244

Details

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América[12][13]
Cruz Azul[12][13]
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Marchesín
DF 3 Mexico Jorge Sánchez
DF 19 Argentina Emanuel Aguilera Yellow card 90+7'
DF 18 Paraguay Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Mexico Paul Aguilar (c) Yellow card 90+3'
MF 14 United States Joe Corona
MF 5 Argentina Guido Rodríguez
MF 20 Mexico Diego Lainez downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 8 Colombia Mateus Uribe downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 30 Ecuador Renato Ibarra Yellow card 42'
FW 9 Colombia Roger Martínez downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
GK 27 Mexico Óscar Jiménez
DF 4 Mexico Edson Álvarez
DF 12 Mexico Luis Reyes
MF 10 Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 11 Colombia Andrés Ibargüen upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín
FW 24 Mexico Oribe Peralta upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Mexico Miguel Herrera
GK 1 Mexico José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete
DF 5 Chile Igor Lichnovsky
DF 2 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar
DF 4 Mexico Julio César Domínguez
MF 23 Argentina Iván Marcone Yellow card 90+3'
MF 8 Mexico Javier Salas
MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 25 Mexico Roberto Alvarado
MF 17 Spain Édgar Méndez Yellow card 88'
FW 9 Argentina Milton Caraglio downward-facing red arrow 89' Yellow card 18'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Mexico Guillermo Allison
DF 27 Mexico José Madueña
DF 30 Mexico Jordan Silva
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena
MF 22 Mexico Rafael Baca upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 7 Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 18 Colombia Andrés Rentería
Manager:
Portugal Pedro Caixinha

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee:[14]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee:[15]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics

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Statistic[16] América Cruz Azul
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 8 7
Shots on target 2 1
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 2 2
Fouls committed 15 14
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

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Cruz Azul0–2América
Report
Attendance: 71,240[17]

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Details

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Cruz Azul[18][19]
América[18][19]
GK 1 Mexico José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete downward-facing red arrow 81'
DF 5 Chile Igor Lichnovsky
DF 2 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar
DF 4 Mexico Julio César Domínguez
MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández
MF 8 Mexico Javier Salas downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 23 Argentina Iván Marcone
MF 17 Spain Édgar Méndez
FW 7 Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio downward-facing red arrow 46' Yellow card 16'
FW 9 Argentina Milton Caraglio
Substitutions:
GK 12 Mexico Guillermo Allison
DF 15 Mexico Gerardo Flores Red card 87'
DF 27 Mexico José Madueña
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 22 Mexico Rafael Baca
MF 25 Mexico Roberto Alvarado upward-facing green arrow 46' Yellow card 82'
FW 18 Colombia Andrés Rentería upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Portugal Pedro Caixinha
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Marchesín
DF 3 Mexico Jorge Sánchez Yellow card 45+1'
DF 19 Argentina Emanuel Aguilera Yellow card 40'
DF 18 Paraguay Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Mexico Paul Aguilar
MF 20 Mexico Diego Lainez downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 4 Mexico Edson Álvarez
MF 5 Argentina Guido Rodríguez
MF 30 Ecuador Renato Ibarra downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 24 Mexico Oribe Peralta (c) downward-facing red arrow 77' Yellow card 64'
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín
Substitutions:
GK 27 Mexico Óscar Jiménez
DF 12 Mexico Luis Reyes
MF 10 Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 11 Colombia Andrés Ibargüen upward-facing green arrow 84' Yellow card 86'
MF 14 United States Joe Corona upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 17 Argentina Cristian Insaurralde
FW 23 Mexico Antonio López
Manager:
Mexico Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Estado de México)
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
Ángel Monroy (Morelos)

Statistics

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Statistic[20] Cruz Azul América
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 5 12
Shots on target 0 9
Saves 7 0
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 0 3
Fouls committed 11 21
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 1 0

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Assists

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4 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes the appearances of the original Jaguares de Chiapas franchise (2002–2013), which is how the franchise was previously known as.

References

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  1. ^ "OFICIAL: El Apertura 2018 iniciará cinco días después de la final del Mundial Rusia 2018". Claro.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ "Cruz Azul History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "América History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "UNAM History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Monterrey History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Toluca History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Querétaro History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "América vs. Cruz Azul - 13 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  13. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  14. ^ "El VAR "desaparece" en la final de la Liga MX". 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Quetzalli Alvarado, quien fue parte del polémico VAR en la final varonil, pitará la femenil Tigres vs. América". 14 December 2018.
  16. ^ "América vs Cruz Azul stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=95225 [dead link]
  18. ^ a b "Cruz Azul vs. América - 16 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "Cruz Azul vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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