Liga MX final phase | |
Year: | Apertura 2021 |
Num Teams: | 12 |
Matches: | 18 |
Goals: | 43 |
Prev Season: | Guardianes 2021 |
Next Season: | Clausura 2022 |
The Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) Liga MX final phase[1] was being played between 20 November and 12 December 2021.[2] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2021 Liga MX season.[3] For the third straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expands the number of playoff spots to 12.
Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
Atlas defeated León on penalty kicks to win their second title.
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).
Seed | Team | Points | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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1 | América | 34 | 17 October 2021 24 October 2021 | 36th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions | [4] |
2 | Atlas | 29 (+11) | 25 October 2021 4 November 2021 | 23rd | Runners-up | [5] | |
3 | León | 29 (+6) | 3 November 2021 6 November 2021 | 14th | Champions | [6] | |
4 | UANL | 28 | 30 October 2021 6 November 2021 | 28th | Champions | [7] |
Seed | Team | Points | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. | |
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5 | Santos Laguna | 24 (+7) | 4 November 2021 | 33rd | Guardianes 2021 | Champions | [8] | |
6 | Toluca | 24 (0, 22 GF) | 31 October 2021 | 35th | Champions | [9] | ||
7 | 24 (0, 16 GF) | 5 November 2021 | 10th | Semifinals | [10] | |||
8 | Cruz Azul | 23 | 3 November 2021 | 31st | Champions | [11] | ||
9 | Monterrey | 22 (+3) | 6 November 2021 | 26th | Champions | [12] | ||
10 | Guadalajara | 22 (0) | 5 November 2021 | 28th | Champions | [13] | ||
11 | UNAM | 21 | 7 November 2021 | 24th | Guardianes 2020 | Champions | [14] | |
12 | Atlético San Luis | 20 | 7 November 2021 | 1st | Debut | — |
Matches took place on 20–21 November 2021.|}
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The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches are seeded based on their position in the classification table.
The first legs were played on 24–25 November, and the second legs were played on 27–28 November.|}
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UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.----
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.----
2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.----
León won 3–2 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 1–2 December, and the second legs were played on 4–5 December.|}
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3–3 on aggregate. León advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.----
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.
The first leg was played on 9 December, and the second leg was played on 12 December.
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Statistic[16] | León | Atlas | ||
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scope=row | Goals scored | 3 | 2 | |
scope=row | Total shots | 12 | 8 | |
scope=row | Shots on target | 5 | 3 | |
scope=row | Saves | 1 | 2 | |
scope=row | Ball possession | 69% | 31% | |
scope=row | Corner kicks | 2 | 3 | |
scope=row | Fouls committed | 18 | 16 | |
scope=row | Offsides | 1 | 3 | |
scope=row | Yellow cards | 1 | 4 | |
scope=row | Red cards | 0 | 0 |
3–3 on aggregate. Atlas won on 4–3 penalty kicks
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Statistic[18] | Atlas | León | ||
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scope=row | Goals scored | 1 | 0 | |
scope=row | Total shots | 20 | 11 | |
scope=row | Shots on target | 9 | 2 | |
scope=row | Saves | 2 | 8 | |
scope=row | Ball possession | 52% | 48% | |
scope=row | Corner kicks | 5 | 6 | |
scope=row | Fouls committed | 24 | 18 | |
scope=row | Offsides | 0 | 1 | |
scope=row | Yellow cards | 2 | 2 | |
scope=row | Red cards | 0 | 2 |