Everything ready for Matchday 17 of the MX League, the last of Apertura 2024 before the start of the season. League where the next is defined Mexican soccer champion.
After 16 games, the last one finally arrived and although in some cases the standings do not move much, for other teams it may represent the last opportunity to advance to the so-called ‘party’.
Liga MX Positions: How is the general points table going today?
The first place in the current competition is completely defined, no matter the result of their last game, Cruz Azul arrives as title candidate with the nickname ‘super leader’.
However, those who are hot on their heels, for example Toluca and Tigres, must finish their participation in the best way if they want to remain in privileged positions. This is how it goes results table so far.
| Equipment | Points | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goals in favor | Goals against | Goal difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cruz Azul | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 27 |
| 2. Toluca | 35 | 10 | |||||
| 3. Tigers | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| 4. Pumas | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 5. Atl. Saint Louis | 30 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 6. Monterrey | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 7. America | 27 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| 8. Tijuana | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 9. Chivas | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 10. Atlas | 21 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 11. León | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 12. Juarez | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 |
| 13. Necaxa | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| 14. Mazatlan | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 15. Puebla | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -13 |
| 16. Pachuca | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
| 17. Queretaro | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
| 18. Santos | 10 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
Results of Matchday 17 of Apertura 2024: Where and at what time to watch the Liga MX matches?
The Liga MX matches begin this November 8, along with theLiga MX women’s league, with matchups spread over the ‘football’ weekend.
Querétaro 3-2 Santos
Queretaro y Santos They fight not to stay in the last place of Apertura 2024 and to achieve it they need victory no matter what.
The ‘white roosters’ beat those from the ‘lagunera region’ 3 to 2, the home team’s scores were from R. Rubin at 36′ and 66′ and R. Cisneros at 90+3′, the visitors’ goals They were in charge of J. Pérez at 17′ and F. Fagúndez at 90-7′.
- Day: November 8.
- Time: 7:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Corregidora Stadium.
- Transmission: Hot TV
Mazatlán 0-1 Pumas
Pumas, if you want to stay in the first places of the general table of Mexican soccermust beat Mazatlán in the ‘kraken’.
The cats close the tournament with one more victory, defeating ‘the cannons’ by the slightest difference with a goal from G. Martínez from the penalty spot.
- Day: November 8.
- Time: 9:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: El Encanto Stadium.
- Transmisión: Azteca 7, Fox Sports, Fox Sports Premium y Vix Premium.
Chivas 0-1 San Luis
The second day of activity in the Matchday 17 It begins with the match between Chivas and San Luis, but it goes beyond obtaining the three points because whoever emerges victorious (and there are different results) could qualify directly for the League.
Rodrigo Dourado scored at 90+4 and buried Guadalajara’s hopes of direct qualification, now ‘the sacred herd’ is the first team in the play-in zone.
- Day: November 9.
- Time: 5:05 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Akron Stadium.
- Streaming: Amazon Prime Video
Toluca 4-0 America
Tolucaone of those classified for the next round, receives América at home, who is at risk of falling positions if they tie or lose against the ‘devils’ and that would take them to the zone of play in.
A win in the candy box, the locals surpassed the ‘eagles’ 4 goals to 0, the goals were from J. Gallardo in the 8th minute, J. Angulo in the 58th minute, Luan in the 77th minute and Paulinho at 72′ who scores his thirteenth goal in the tournament and is crowned as Apertura 2024 scoring champion just on his birthday.
- Day: November 9.
- Time: 7:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Nemesio Diez Stadium.
- Transmission: Channel 5, TUDN and Vix Premium.
- Day: November 9.
- Time: 7:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Hidalgo Stadium.
- Transmisión: Fox Sports, Fox Sports Premium y Vix Premium.
- Day: November 9.
- Time: 5:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Victoria Stadium
- Transmission: Channel 5, TUDN and Vix Premium.
- Day: November 10.
- Time: 7:05 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: BBVA Stadium.
- Transmission: Channel 5, TUDN and Vix Premium.
- Day: November 9.
- Time: 9:00 p.m. central Mexico time.
- Venue: Caliente Stadium.
- Transmission: Caliente TV.
- Blue Cross
- Tigers
- Toluca
- Pumas
- Atl. Saint Louis
- Paulinho (Toluca): 13 goals (Crowned as scoring champion unless Gignac, Canales or Sepúlveda score more than 6 goals).
- Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul): 9 goals
- Henry Martín (America): 8 goals
- Sergio Canales (Monterrey): 7 goals
- Rotondi (Blue Cross) 7 goals
- André Pierre-Gignac (Blue Cross): 7 goals
- Óscar Estupiñan (FC Juárez): 7 goals
- Germán Berterame (Monterrey): 6 goals
- Sebastián Salles (San Luis): 5 goals
Pachuca 0-1 Juarez
Continuing with Matchday 17, comes the match between Pachuca vs. Juárez, two of the squads without the possibility of advancing to the final phase of the Opening 2024.
Those from the border close their participation with a victory and move away from the last positions of the current competition, the only goal was from O. Estupiñán in the 63rd minute.
Cruz Azul 1-1 Tigres
One of the most anticipated games for soccer fans is Cruz Azul against Tigersthe first two places in the tournament face each other in a possible ‘duel of the titans’.
The ‘machine’ rescues the tie at home thanks
Atlas has a chance to sneak into the play inas long as they surpass their rival, Necaxa, who at home seeks to improve their results in the current competition.
Monterrey vs. León
The second match scheduled for Sunday, November 10 on Matchday 17 is Monterrey vs. León, the striped team closes its participation at home.
Tijuana vs. Puebla
The last day of Opening 2024 of the Liga MX It ends with the confrontation between Tijuana and Puebla, where the Xolos can advance to the next phase if they win.
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Liga MX standings: Who has advanced to the league and play-in so far?
With only one day left in the current Mexican soccer competition, those classified for the league There are safely four teams and they are the following (it will be updated when the following sites are secured).
In it Play-in The only two teams, for now, are the Chivas and America.
Apertura 2024 scorers: How is the Liga MX goal table going?
The match between Pachuca and Juárez took place on November 9, 2024, with Juárez securing a victory thanks to a lone goal from O. Estupiñán in the 63rd minute. This win allowed Juárez to wrap up their participation in the season while moving further away from the last positions in the standings.
On the same day, Cruz Azul faced Tigres in a highly anticipated match, resulting in a 1-1 draw. This draw allowed Cruz Azul to salvage a point at home. Additionally, Atlas was looking to capitalize on their performance against Necaxa to improve their standings and potentially sneak into the play-in phase.
The following day, November 10, Monterrey hosted León, with Monterrey concluding their home participation in the tournament.
Additionally, Tijuana faced Puebla on November 9, where a victory for Tijuana would allow them to advance to the next phase of the competition, concluding the last day of the Apertura 2024 in Liga MX.
As of this moment, with only one matchday remaining, four teams have already qualified for the league, with updates expected as the remaining positions are secured.
