Liga MX returns after FIFA break featuring America vs Tigres!
With the FIFA International break behind us, Round 12 of Liga MX gets set to begin Friday as the best team in the tournament; Club Leon visits Monarcas. Six games remain in the season, but only a few points separate the clubs at the bottom of the table. A defeat or draw this week can knock teams out of the playoff mix and end their Liga MX Liguilla dreams.
Riding an eight-game Liga MX win streak into week 12, Club Leon has proven the nay-sayers wrong. They have shown that they are genuine contenders to win it all this season. They are the best offensive and defensive team of the Clausura tournament scoring 25 goals while conceding six. Los Panzas Verdes will visit Monarcas who is 0-3-2 in their last five matches. Although Morelia is having a rough year, they have managed to score seven of their 11 goals this season during that stretch. La Monarquia will hope to give their home fans something to cheer for this season as they look to hand the top team in the league their first loss since January.
El “Tuca” Ferretti’s squad dominated the standings for a significant portion of the season. Los Felinos have yet to lose a game since January, yet are second in the standings tied with Leon with 26 points. Tigres faces a tough match this Saturday when it travels to Mexico City to take on Club America, a team that has been playing well as of late and ranks fourth in the standings. Las Aguilas are 3-0-2 in their last five league matches and are coming off a dominating performance against Guadalajara in back to back Super Clasicos. First, eliminating them from Copa MX then handing them a loss in Liga MX leading into the international break. In the last four years, these squads have played three finals, two of them in the league and one in CONCACAF, needless to say, this is more than just another league game.
Los Universitarios’ visit El Azteca this Saturday and could leave them with three critical points that could move them into first should Club Leon not win.Los Rayados de Monterrey had managed to go the first ten weeks of the tournament without a loss, until their 0-1 defeat to Xolos in Round 11. Monterrey is 2-2-1 in their last five games. Los Rayados will be in front of their home crowd as they host Cruz Azul and will be looking to get back to the style of play that had made them successful all season long.
For their part, La Maquina Cementera has had a rough start to the season and is 3-1-1 in their last five games. The team from Mexico City is currently seventh in the standings, trailing fourth-place Aguilas by one point. They will hope to take the three points home and make a run to the top. Below is the entire round 12 schedule!
