MX League: James Leon classifies Liguilla and has a confirmed rival

Lion The first stage of the MX League did not close well, lost 2-0 to Rayados de Monterrey at home but still the team of James Rodríguez achievement classify directly to the leaguewith rival confirmed in the quarterfinals.

The beast of Berizzo had started the tournament in the top positions, but deflated and ended up falling.

Fortunately, The mattress that achieved allowed him to stay in sixth place At the end of date 17, a privilege position that gave it the benefit of entering directly to the league evading the play-in.

After day 17, León already knows that he must face the third best positioned in the table, that is, the blue cross of Kevin Mier and Willer Ditta.

What is the Liguilla and Play-in in the MX League?

Mexican football has different stages of competition. First, 17 dates are disputed To determine the best positioned.

The teams that end among the first 6 will advance to the Liguillainstances of direct elimination between different clubs.

The top end up, they will have the advantage of defining at home against the rival on duty.

In addition to the direct classification to Liguilla, The teams that end from the seventh to the tenth place will also have a prize, but They will advance to what is called play-in.

The play-in It is a separate series that is played among the 4 teams in these positions and disputes a single match.

The one that ends seventh receives the eighth (play-in a) and the ninth to the tenth (play-in b). Hence, the two necessary quotas for the quarterfinals of the Liguilla are determined and the winners will face the first two of the regular stage.

The winner of the play-in A goes directly to Liguilla, while the loser will face the winner of the play-in B for a place among the best.