27 days later… it’s time to do it all again. The Apertura season was one of the highlights of quarantine life — Pumas’ four-goal comeback on Cruz Azul might eventually represent my only lasting memory of 2020 — and the Clausura (again renamed “Torneo Guardianes” to honor healthcare workers) promises more of the same beginning on Friday, January 8.
The highlight of the opening weekend is defending champion Club León playing CONCACAF Champions League winner Tigres at El Volcán on Saturday, Jan. 9, but there’s no shortage of storylines with Cruz Azul attempting to recover from that defeat to Pumas and subsequent CCL elimination at the hands of LAFC, Club América moving forward under former Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari after firing Miguel Herrera and Chivas’ progress with young stars JJ Macías, Uriel Antuna and Alexis Vega.
For those interested in English-language coverage of Liga MX, Sunday’s match between Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul will be broadcast on FS1.
Here’s the schedule for the opening three matchdays (we’ll update this as the season advances) and TV information.
2021 Liga MX Schedule | Clausura USA TV Information
*All Central Time (CT)*
Matchday 1 of 17
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Puebla vs. Chivas | 7:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Club Tijuana vs. Pumas UNAM | 9:06 p.m.
TV: FOX Deportes and fuboTV
Mazatlán vs. Necaxa | 9:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021
Atlas vs. Monterrey | 5:00 p.m.
TV: UniMás and fuboTV
Tigres UANL vs. León | 7:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, ESPN Deportes and fuboTV
Club América vs. Atlético San Luis | 9:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, ESPN Deportes and fuboTV
Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021
Toluca vs. Querétaro | 12:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN and fuboTV
Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul | 7:06 p.m.
TV: FS1, FOX Deportes, fuboTV
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Pachuca vs. Juárez | 9:00 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Matchday 2 of 17
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
Necaxa vs. Atlético San Luis | 7:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Juárez vs. Club Tijuana | 9:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021
Chivas vs. Toluca | 5:00 p.m.
TV: Telemundo and fuboTV
Cruz Azul vs. Puebla | 7:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN and fuboTV
Monterrey vs. Club América | 9:06 p.m.
TV: FS1, FOX Deportes, fuboTV
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021
Pumas UNAM vs. Mazatlán | 12:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, fuboTV
Santos Laguna vs. Tigres UANL | 7:00 p.m.
TV: fuboTV, Vidgo, Sling Blue
Querétaro vs. Atlas | 9:00 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
León vs. Pachuca | 9:00 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Matchday 3 of 17
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
Atlético San Luis vs. Chivas | 9:00 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
Puebla vs. Club Tijuana | 7:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Mazatlán vs. Santos Laguna | 9:30 p.m.
TV: TUDN and fuboTV
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021
Monterrey vs. León | 5:06 p.m.
TV: FOX Deportes and fuboTV
Atlas vs. Tigres | 7:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, fuboTV
Club América vs. Juárez | 9:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021
Toluca vs. Necaxa | 12:00 p.m.
TV: Univision, TUDN, fuboTV
Querétaro vs. Pumas UNAM | 7:00 p.m.
TV: UniMás, TUDN, fuboTV
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
Pachuca vs. Cruz Azul | 9:00 p.m.
TV: UniMás, TUDN, fuboTV