MONCLOVA, MEXICO — Tigres UANL dey celebrate as dem qualify for Semifinals of Liga MX Clausura 2025 after dem draw 2-2 with Necaxa on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Dis match follow one earlier 0-0 leg for Estadio Victoria. Dem go face Toluca, wey be top of di league under coach Antonio Mohamed.
Tigres, wey don show strong form for dis tournament, needed to leverage dia experience in knockout stages, as dem don make dis Semifinal appearance for three straight tournaments. Dem don struggle for form in past competitions, but dis time, dem manage to pull through with a late equalizer against Necaxa.
Di game start with both teams jostling for ball control, but na Tigres wey first find di back of di net, thanks to striker Guignac who score di first goal in di second half. Necaxa no gree give up as dem respond with a goal from Mauro Quiroga. But Tigres come regain dem lead through a penalty from Guido Pizarro.
As di match wan finish, Necaxa find equalizer again through di efforts of Carlos González, ensure dem leave with dignity. Dis draw no change di fate of Tigres as dem progress to face Toluca, who don eliminate Rayados with a global score of 4-3.
“We put in di work, and e pay off for us,” Pizarro go talk after di game. “We sabi sey we dey face a strong opponent in Toluca, but we go prepare well.”
Di match for Semifinals go happen after dem rounds of di playoffs, where Toluca wey won 1-0 against Tigres during di regular season go aim to maintain dem upper hand.
Tigres don face Toluca for several knockout rounds before, with di last encounter being in Clausura 2023 when dem knock dem out. However, dis time, both teams dey go into di match with different forms.
Di third leg of di Semifinal campaigns dey scheduled for next Sunday, when di remaining matches for di quarter-final leg go finalize di other contestants for di tournament. Di fans dey hopeful say dem go see good football as dem await di outcome of dis exciting matchup.
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