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Guardianes 2021 Liga MX final phase

The Torneo Guardianes 2021 (stylized as Guard1anes) Liga MX final phase^[1] was played between 8 May 2021 to 30 May 2021.^[2] A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2021 Liga MX season.^[3] For the second straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to 12.

Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.^[4]

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).

• All rounds will be played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed
• If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

• Teams are re-seeded after each round.
• The winners of the Reclassification matches are seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
• Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advance.
• Away goals rule is applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
• In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
• In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match will go to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
• Both finalists will qualify to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Matches took place on 8–9 May 2021.

Attendance: 11,341

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Santos Laguna	5–0	Querétaro
Gorriarán 21' Preciado 24' Aguirre 49', 62' Valdés 60' (pen.)	Report

Attendance: 6,206

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

León	2–2	Toluca
Dávila 45+1' Ambríz 89'	Report	Castañeda 17' Canelo 58'
Penalties
Moreno Godínez Campbell Dávila	2–4	Ortega Canelo Diego Sambueza

Attendance: 7,637

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Pachuca	4–2	Guadalajara
Murillo 51', 80' de la Rosa 69', 89'	Report	Antuna 10', 90+3' (pen.)

Attendance: 9,768

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

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.

The first legs were played on 12–13 May, and the second legs were played on 15–16 May.

Toluca	2–1	Cruz Azul
Canelo 27' (pen.) Estrada 52' (pen.)	Report	Fernández 34'

Attendance: 6,410

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Attendance: 15,221

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Pachuca	3–1	América
Aguirre 29' Pardo 65' Chávez 90+4'	Report	Suárez 45+2'

Attendance: 9,053

Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna	2–1	Monterrey
Aguirre 52' Preciado 63'	Report	Janssen 19'

Attendance: 9,667

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Attendance: 11,432

Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Puebla advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Cruz Azul	3–1	Toluca
Angulo 11' Rodríguez 80' (pen.) Giménez 90+3'	Report	Canelo 14'

Attendance: 17,929

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.

Attendance: 15,743

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.

América	4–2	Pachuca
Martínez 17' (pen.), 53' Fuentes 27' Suárez 73'	Report	Ibarra 5' Cabral 63' (pen.)

Attendance: 16,564

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

5–5 on aggregate. Pachuca won on away goals.

The first legs will be played on 19–20 May, and the second legs will be played on 22–23 May.

Attendance: 12,221

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Santos Laguna	3–0	Puebla
Aguirre 1', 27' Preciado 72'	Report

Attendance: 13,132

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Attendance: 19,708

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate.

Attendance: 18,604

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 3–1 on aggregate.

The first leg was played on 27 May, and the second leg was played on 30 May.

Attendance: 14,577

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

GK 1 Carlos Acevedo (c) DF 8 Carlos Orrantia  83' DF 5 Félix Torres DF 21 Dória DF 190 Omar Campos MF 11 Fernando Gorriarán  77' MF 6 Alan Cervantes MF 7 Juan Ferney Otero MF 10 Diego Valdés MF 32 Ayrton Preciado  77' FW 19 Eduardo Aguirre  87' Substitutions: GK 25 Gibrán Lajud DF 3 Ismael Govea DF 20 Hugo Rodríguez MF 14 David Andrade MF 22 Ronaldo Prieto MF 23 Andrés Ibargüen  77' MF 27 Jesús Isijara  83' FW 12 Alberto Ocejo FW 30 Ignacio Jeraldino  87' FW 192 Santiago Muñóz  77' Manager: Guillermo Almada

GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c) DF 24 Juan Escobar DF 23 Pablo Aguilar DF 4 Julio César Domínguez DF 16 Adrián Aldrete  86' MF 22 Rafael Baca MF 15 Ignacio Rivero  70' MF 7 Luis Romo  86' MF 28 Guillermo Fernández  78' MF 19 Yoshimar Yotún  70' FW 21 Jonathan Rodríguez Substitutions: GK 33 Sebastián Jurado DF 3 Jaiber Jiménez DF 5 Alexis Peña DF 12 José Joaquín Martínez  78' MF 11 Elías Hernández  86' MF 14 Misael Domínguez MF 20 Alexis Gutiérrez MF 31 Orbelín Pineda  70' MF 9 Walter Montoya  70' FW 29 Santiago Giménez  86' Manager: Juan Reynoso

Attendance: 21,016

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c) DF 24 Juan Escobar DF 23 Pablo Aguilar DF 4 Julio César Domínguez DF 15 Ignacio Rivero  83' MF 22 Rafael Baca MF 31 Orbelín Pineda  46' MF 7 Luis Romo MF 28 Guillermo Fernández  63' MF 25 Roberto Alvarado  46' FW 21 Jonathan Rodríguez  87' Substitutions: GK 33 Sebastián Jurado DF 5 Alexis Peña DF 12 José Joaquín Martínez  87' DF 16 Adrián Aldrete  63' MF 11 Elías Hernández MF 14 Misael Domínguez MF 19 Yoshimar Yotún  46' MF 9 Walter Montoya  83' FW 17 Brayan Angulo FW 29 Santiago Giménez  90+10'  46' Manager: Juan Reynoso

GK 1 Carlos Acevedo (c) DF 8 Carlos Orrantia DF 5 Félix Torres DF 21 Dória  90+10' DF 190 Omar Campos MF 11 Fernando Gorriarán  56' MF 6 Alan Cervantes MF 7 Juan Ferney Otero  78' MF 10 Diego Valdés MF 32 Ayrton Preciado  69' FW 19 Eduardo Aguirre  70' Substitutions: GK 25 Gibrán Lajud DF 3 Ismael Govea DF 20 Hugo Rodríguez MF 22 Ronaldo Prieto  56' MF 23 Andrés Ibargüen  69' MF 27 Jesús Isijara MF 202 Jordan Carrillo FW 12 Alberto Ocejo  78' FW 30 Ignacio Jeraldino FW 192 Santiago Muñóz  70' Manager: Guillermo Almada

There were 48 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna)

2 goals

Roberto de la Rosa (Pachuca)

Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul)

Roger Martínez (América)

Óscar Murillo (Pachuca)

Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul)

Leonardo Suárez (América)

Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna)

1 goal

Fidel Ambríz (León)

Brayan Angulo (Cruz Azul)

Gustavo Cabral (Pachuca)

Kevin Castañeda (Toluca)

Luis Chávez (Pachuca)

Víctor Dávila (León)

Michael Estrada (Toluca)

Guillermo Fernández (Cruz Azul)

Luis Fuentes (América)

Julio Furch (Atlas)

Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna)

Romario Ibarra (Pachuca)

Vincent Janssen (Monterrey)

Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey)

Santiago Ormeño (Puebla)

Felipe Pardo (Pachuca)

Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna)

Luis Romo (Cruz Azul)

Jairo Torres (Atlas)

1 own goal

3 assists

2 assists

Rubens Sambueza (Toluca)

Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna)

1 assist

Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul)

Jesús Angulo (Atlas)

Alexis Canelo (Toluca)

Alan Cervantes (Santos Laguna)

Roberto de la Rosa (Pachuca)

Álvaro Fidalgo (América)

Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna)

Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)

Víctor Malcorra (Atlas)

Henry Martín (América)

Roger Martínez (América)

Ángel Mena (León)

Carlos Orrantia (Santos Laguna)

Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna)

Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna)

Luis Romo (Cruz Azul)

Érick Sánchez (Pachuca)

Christian Tabó (Puebla)

Alexis Vega (Guadalajara)

Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul)