Guardianes 2020 Liga MX championship stage

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.

Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, all matches in the final phase were held behind closed doors.[4]

Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

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

Reclassification
  • 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
  • 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.

[1]

Reclassification

Summary

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

Seeding

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

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

Summary

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
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
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

Summary

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

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

León won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Finals

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

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

Details
GK20Mexico Julio González
DF3Mexico Alejandro Mayorga
DF23Argentina Nicolás Freire
DF5Mexico Johan Vásquez
DF2Mexico Alan Mozo
MF11Paraguay Juan Iturbedownward-facing red arrow 53'
MF17Mexico Leonel Lópezdownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF8Mexico Andrés Iniestra (c)Yellow card 90+4'
MF22Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón
FW32Paraguay Carlos GonzálezYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW9Argentina Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK42Mexico Alex Cruz
DF4Mexico Luis Quintana
DF16Mexico Jerónimo Rodríguezupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF19Mexico Jesús Rivas
MF7United States Sebastian Saucedo
MF13Mexico Gerardo Moreno
MF14Mexico Carlos Gutiérrezupward-facing green arrow 53'
MF200Mexico Amaury García
MF212Mexico Erik Liraupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW29Mexico Bryan Mendoza
Manager:
Argentina Andrés Lillini
GK30Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF6Colombia William Tesillo
DF4Colombia Andrés Mosquera
DF21Colombia Jaine BarreiroYellow card 65' Yellow-red card 81'
DF5Mexico Fernando Navarrodownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF8Mexico José Iván Rodríguezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
MF18Peru Pedro Aquino
MF16Chile Jean Menesesdownward-facing red arrow 84'
MF10Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF13Ecuador Ángel Mena
FW12Costa Rica Joel Campbelldownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
GK23Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF3Mexico Gil Burón
DF24Mexico Osvaldo Rodríguez
DF35Mexico Juan Ignacio Gonzálezupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF28Mexico David Ramírezupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF32Mexico Jesse Zamudio
MF14Mexico Jesús Godínezupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF15Mexico Iván Ochoa
FW19Uruguay Nicolás Sosa
FW20Argentina Emmanuel Gigliottiupward-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
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
León2–0UNAM
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–1 on aggregate.

Details
GK30Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF6Colombia William Tesillo
DF4Colombia Andrés MosqueraYellow card 61'
DF35Mexico Ignacio González (c)
DF5Mexico Fernando Navarrodownward-facing red arrow 87'
MF16Chile Jean Menesesdownward-facing red arrow 80'
MF18Peru Pedro Aquino
MF28Mexico David Ramírez
MF10Mexico Luis Montes
MF13Ecuador Ángel Menadownward-facing red arrow 15'
FW20Argentina Emmanuel Gigliottidownward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
GK1Mexico Guillermo Pozos
DF3Mexico Gil Burón
DF24Mexico Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF8Mexico Iván Rodríguez
MF11Colombia Yairo Morenoupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF32Mexico Jesse Zamudio
FW12Costa Rica Joel CampbellYellow card 75'upward-facing green arrow 15' downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW14Mexico Jesús Godínezupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW15Mexico Iván Ochoaupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW19Uruguay Nicolás Sosaupward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK1Mexico Alfredo Talavera
DF3Mexico Alejandro Mayorga
DF23Argentina Nicolás FreireYellow card 45+4'
DF5Mexico Johan Vásquezdownward-facing red arrow 59'
DF2Mexico Alan MozoYellow card 29'
MF17Mexico Leonel Lópezdownward-facing red arrow 70'
MF8Mexico Andrés Iniestra (c)
MF22Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón
MF14Mexico Carlos Gutiérrezdownward-facing red arrow 39'
FW32Paraguay Carlos González
FW9Argentina Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK20Mexico Julio González
DF4Mexico Luis Quintana
DF16Mexico Jerónimo Rodríguez
MF7United States Sebastian Saucedo
MF10Argentina Favio ÁlvarezYellow card 62'upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF12Uruguay Facundo Waller
MF13Mexico Gerardo Moreno
MF200Mexico Amaury García
FW212Mexico Erik Liraupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW11Paraguay Juan Iturbeupward-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
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

Goalscorers

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
2 assists
1 assist

References
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