Raúl Jiménez has been out of action since suffering a fractured skull in a win over Arsenal in November. After he was unconscious for 10 minutes, he was quickly rescued and attended by professionals. He underwent surgery, began his recovery and after three months of rest, he returned to the training facilities.
The final round of the 2021 Liga MX Femenil regular season concluded on Monday with a marquee match between Chivas and Tigres at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara.
Tigres entered top of the table, but a Chivas win would see las Rojiblancas take the No. 1 overall seed heading into the playoffs. This one more than lived up to the hype with three goals that you have to see.
Belen Cruz opened the scoring for Tigres in the 13th minute by following up on a rebound. 21-year-old Lizbeth Ovalle then made it 2-0 in the 16th with the first screamer of the match.
La fase regular del Clausura 2021 es historia. Ahora es tiempo de repechaje y la liguilla rumbo al título.
Cruz Azul, América, Puebla y Monterrey, al terminar entre los cuatro primeros, avanzaron directamente a los cuartos de final del torneo y esta semana se abanicarán en sus casas mientras otros ocho clubes se ponen en modo “Hunger Games” para jugarse la vida en la repesca.
Este fin de semana se juega la Jornada 17 del Clausura 2021 de la Liga MX, la última de la fase regular del torneo. Obviamente, hay mucho en juego, con varios equipos que intentan clasificar directamente a los cuartos de final de la competencia y otra lista aún más larga que busca un boleto en el repechaje.
¿Qué necesita cada equipo para seguir soñando con el título? Aquí está la respuesta.
Cruz Azul - 40 puntos.
It’s all square between Columbus and Monterrey after an enthralling 2-2 draw at Historic Crew Stadium on Wednesday night.
The first leg of this CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal began disastrously for the Crew with Aké Loba opening the scoring for the visitors in the ninth-minute, but Milton Valenzuela equalized in the 65th before Lucas Zelarayán (a former Tigres player himself) scored a dramatic second in the 87th-minute.
Quizás no sea sabio exteriorizar pensamientos como este, pero aquí vamos: Cruz Azul tiene en bandeja la posibilidad de acabar con su tristemente célebre sequía de títulos con un doblete. Sí, La Máquina está en camino y posee las herramientas para derrotar los fantasmas propios, la larga lista de cruzazuleadas y en las próximas semanas ganar el Clausura 2021 de la Liga MX y la actual versión de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf.
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With five MLS clubs and three Liga MX sides making up the quarterfinals of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, the stage is perfectly set to deliver the matchups we all want to see.
While one MLS side is guaranteed passage to the semifinals (Atlanta and Philadelphia do battle in the quarters), we’re eagerly anticipating 2018 CCL finalist Toronto against 2014 CCL winner Cruz Azul, reigning MLS Cup titleholder Columbus taking on 2019 CCL victor Monterrey, and 2020 MLS is Back Tournament champ (the highest accolade around) Portland clashing with 2016 CCL top dog América.
When the topic of the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) is discussed among American soccer fans, the inevitable focus is on the struggles of MLS sides in the competition.
Since the tournament was expanded and renamed in 2008, a Mexican side has won the title every season. More than half of the CCL finals have been contested between Liga MX teams and only four MLS sides have reached the final in that timespan.
The last American team to lift the trophy was LA Galaxy back in 2000, only the second MLS club to win in the 33 seasons of the competition up to that point.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernández scored three goals in the opening 60 minutes as the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a 3-2 victory Sunday over the visiting New York Red Bulls to become the only two-win team in MLS two weeks into the season.
It was the second consecutive multi-goal game for Chicharito, who scored just two goals the entire 2020 season for the Galaxy.
Andrew Gutman and Cristian Cásseres Jr. scored goals for the Red Bulls, who are the only Eastern Conference team to lose each of their first two games.
Campeona con el Espanyol, el Barcelona y el Atlético Madrid. La carrera de Kenti Robles es excepcional. Tanto que tiene más títulos en España que el mismísimo Hugo Sánchez. El exceso de victorias, sin embargo, no amaina su espíritu ganador. Y si bien el título no es posible esta temporada, hoy consiguió un nuevo logro en su carrera: se convirtió en la primera jugadora mexicana en convertir un gol con la camiseta del Real Madrid.