This Sunday, August 3, the second day of the Leagues Cup 2025 was played, once again pitting 18 Liga MX teams against 18 MLS teams.
Four Mexican clubs advanced with penalty shootout victories, while one won in regular time.
Mexicans shine from penalty kicks
Liga MX teams took the lead in their series after 90-minute draws on the second day of the Leagues Cup:
FC Juarez came from 2-0 down to beat FC Cincinnati 4-3 from 11 penalty kicks.
Chivas Guadalajara drew 2-2 with Charlotte FC and won 4-2 on penalties.
Monterrey tied 1-1 with New York Red Bulls and won the shootout 5-3.
Cruz Azul tied LA Galaxy 1-1 and won a long penalty shootout session 8-7, thanks to two key saves by Kevin Mier.
Tijuana achieves victory in regular time
Club Tijuana was the only Mexican team to win all three points in 90 official minutes.
With goals from Jackson Porozo and Ramiro Árciga, they defeated Colorado Rapids 2-1, earning a valuable victory that keeps their qualification hopes alive.
Cruz Azul drew 1-1 with LA Galaxy
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Meanwhile, Santos Laguna was the only Liga MX team not to score points on Sunday in the second day of the Leagues Cup.
They lost 2-1 to the Seattle Sounders, with an own goal by Haret Ortega and a goal by Georgi Minoungou, who was later sent off.
Cristian Dájome scored the second goal in stoppage time.
General balance and overview of the tournament
After two rounds, MLS slightly dominates the Leagues Cup with more head-to-head points: 56 to Liga MX’s 52.
Despite Mexico’s good performance on penalties and Tijuana’s win, several clubs have complicated their path to the round of 16.
Next day’s matches will determine which four Mexican teams qualify for the knockout stage, as only the top four teams from each league advance to the quarterfinals.
The format calls for inter-league clashes and awards an extra point to the winner of the penalty shootout.
Key calendar: what’s next?
Currently, the group stage will continue until August 7.
The quarterfinals kick off on August 19-20.
Semifinals: August 26-27.
Grand final: August 31.
Teams such as América, Chivas and Monterrey face pressure:
Every mistake can leave out a historic Mexican.
In contrast, Cruz Azul, Juárez and Tijuana still have a real chance of advancing.
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