Guardianes 2020 Liga MX championship stage

Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

The Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020.[2] A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season.[3] For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, all matches of the final phase, except for the first leg of the quarter-final between Guadalajara and América, were played behind closed doors.[4]

Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
1 León 40 2 October 2020 12th Apertura 2019 Champions
(2 times) 		[5]
2 UNAM 32 (+12) 17 October 2020 23rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times) 		[6]
3 América 32 (+9) 17 October 2020 34th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times) 		[7]
4 Cruz Azul 29 (+7) 16 October 2020 29th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1997) 		[8]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Monterrey 29 (+5) 24 October 2020 24th Apertura 2019 Champions
(4 times) 		[9]
6 UANL 28 17 October 2020 26th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times) 		[10]
7 Guadalajara 26 25 October 2020 26th Clausura 2017 Champions
(3 times) 		[11]
8 Santos Laguna 25 (+4, 24 GF) 25 October 2020 31st Apertura 2019 Champions
(6 times) 		[12]
9 Pachuca 25 (+4, 18 GF) 25 October 2020 22nd Clausura 2019 Champions
(6 times) 		[13]
10 Necaxa 24 30 October 2020 18th Apertura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998) 		[14]
11 Toluca 21 6 November 2020 33rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(7 times) 		[15]
12 Puebla 20 6 November 2020 8th Apertura 2015 Semifinals
(3 times) 		[16]

Format

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Reclassification

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  • All games were played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla

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  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • 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 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Reclassification

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Summary

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Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–2 (2–4 p) Puebla
UANL 2–1 Toluca
Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 0–3 Pachuca

Matches

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Santos Laguna0–3Pachuca
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL2–1Toluca
 Report
Attendance: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Seeding

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The following was the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 León 17 12 4 1 27 14 +13 40
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 +3 26
7 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
8 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 −3 20
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 León 1 2 3
8 Puebla 2 0 2
1 León 1 1 2
6 Guadalajara 1 0 1
3 América 0 1 1
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3
1 León 1 2 3
2 UNAM 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 0 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 UNAM (s) 0 4 4
4 Cruz Azul 4 0 4
4 Cruz Azul 3 0 3
5 UANL 1 1 2


Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The first legs were played on 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Pachuca 0–1 UNAM 0–1 0–0
Guadalajara 3–1 América 1–0 2–1
UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul 1–3 1–0

First leg

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Puebla2–1León
 Report
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Guadalajara1–0América
 Report
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
UANL1–3Cruz Azul
 Report
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Pachuca0–1UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto (Mexico City)

Second leg

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León2–0Puebla
 Report

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

América1–2Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.

UNAM0–0Pachuca
Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–1UANL
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara 1–2 León 1–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–4 (s) UNAM 4–0 0–4

First leg

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Guadalajara1–1León
 Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
Cruz Azul4–0UNAM
 Report
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

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León1–0Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

León won 2–1 on aggregate.

4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–3 León 1–1 0–2

First leg

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UNAM1–1León
 Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Details

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GK 20 Mexico Julio González
DF 3 Mexico Alejandro Mayorga
DF 23 Argentina Nicolás Freire
DF 5 Mexico Johan Vásquez
DF 2 Mexico Alan Mozo
MF 11 Paraguay Juan Iturbe downward-facing red arrow 53'
MF 17 Mexico Leonel López downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 8 Mexico Andrés Iniestra (c) Yellow card 90+4'
MF 22 Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón
FW 32 Paraguay Carlos González Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 9 Argentina Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK 42 Mexico Alex Cruz
DF 4 Mexico Luis Quintana
DF 16 Mexico Jerónimo Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 19 Mexico Jesús Rivas
MF 7 United States Sebastian Saucedo
MF 13 Mexico Gerardo Moreno
MF 14 Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 200 Mexico Amaury García
MF 212 Mexico Erik Lira upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 29 Mexico Bryan Mendoza
Manager:
Argentina Andrés Lillini
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo
DF 4 Colombia Andrés Mosquera
DF 21 Colombia Jaine Barreiro Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 81'
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF 8 Mexico José Iván Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 18 Peru Pedro Aquino
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena
FW 12 Costa Rica Joel Campbell downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
GK 23 Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF 3 Mexico Gil Burón
DF 24 Mexico Osvaldo Rodríguez
DF 35 Mexico Juan Ignacio González upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 28 Mexico David Ramírez upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 32 Mexico Jesse Zamudio
MF 14 Mexico Jesús Godínez upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 15 Mexico Iván Ochoa
FW 19 Uruguay Nicolás Sosa
FW 20 Argentina Emmanuel Gigliotti upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:[19]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:[19]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[19]
Arturo Cruz Hurtado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[19]
Carlos Ayala Cuéllar (Mexico City)

Statistics

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Statistic[20] UNAM León
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 14 9
Shots on target 4 2
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 3 2
Fouls committed 19 11
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 1

Second leg

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León2–0UNAM
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–1 on aggregate.

Details

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GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo
DF 4 Colombia Andrés Mosquera Yellow card 61'
DF 35 Mexico Ignacio González (c)
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF 18 Peru Pedro Aquino
MF 28 Mexico David Ramírez
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena downward-facing red arrow 15'
FW 20 Argentina Emmanuel Gigliotti downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Guillermo Pozos
DF 3 Mexico Gil Burón
DF 24 Mexico Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF 8 Mexico Iván Rodríguez
MF 11 Colombia Yairo Moreno upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 32 Mexico Jesse Zamudio
FW 12 Costa Rica Joel Campbell Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 15' downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 14 Mexico Jesús Godínez upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 15 Mexico Iván Ochoa upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 19 Uruguay Nicolás Sosa upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK 1 Mexico Alfredo Talavera
DF 3 Mexico Alejandro Mayorga
DF 23 Argentina Nicolás Freire Yellow card 45+4'
DF 5 Mexico Johan Vásquez downward-facing red arrow 59'
DF 2 Mexico Alan Mozo Yellow card 29'
MF 17 Mexico Leonel López downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 8 Mexico Andrés Iniestra (c)
MF 22 Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón
MF 14 Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez downward-facing red arrow 39'
FW 32 Paraguay Carlos González
FW 9 Argentina Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK 20 Mexico Julio González
DF 4 Mexico Luis Quintana
DF 16 Mexico Jerónimo Rodríguez
MF 7 United States Sebastian Saucedo
MF 10 Argentina Favio Álvarez Yellow card 62' upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 12 Uruguay Facundo Waller
MF 13 Mexico Gerardo Moreno
MF 200 Mexico Amaury García
FW 212 Mexico Erik Lira upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 11 Paraguay Juan Iturbe upward-facing green arrow 39'
Manager:
Argentina Andrés Lillini

Assistant referees:[23]
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Karen Janet Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:[23]
Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[23]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[23]
Fabrice Paul Plancon-Jallet

Statistics

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Statistic[24] León UNAM
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 9 9
Shots on target 4 4
Saves 4 2
Ball possession 41% 59%
Corner kicks 1 6
Fouls committed 14 18
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 41 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

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2 assists
1 assist

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reglamento de Competencia 2020–21" (PDF). ligamx.net. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. ^ "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). Milenio.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ^ "Dueños votarán para que regrese el repechaje a la Liga MX". 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Liga MX confirma que todo el repechaje y liguilla se jugará sin gente". 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "León History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "UNAM History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "América History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Cruz Azul History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Monterrey History". 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Guadalajara History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Pachuca History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Necaxa History". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Toluca History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Puebla History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b "UNAM vs. León - 10 December 2020- Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  18. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  19. ^ a b c d "Comisión de Arbitros". Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  20. ^ "UNAM vs León stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  21. ^ a b "León vs. UNAM- 13 December 2020- Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  22. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  23. ^ a b c d "Comisión de Arbitros". Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  24. ^ "León vs UNAM stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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