Cruz Azul booked their postseason ticket in great fashion as they were completely outstanding throughout the tournament, in which they finished atop the standings. LaMáquina aim to put a 24-year drought to an end and after taking the lead in the first leg,this could be a golden chance to accomplishthat goal.

Santos Laguna, however, remain alive and will try to spoil LosCementeros’ hopesand prevent them from ending their trophy-less streak. Here, check outat the Liga MX 2021 Playoffs schedule, format, bracket, and how to watch them in the US.

Liga MX 2021 Playoffs: Format

The best twelve teams of the regular season standings have qualified for the big party. The first four secured a quarterfinal spot,while sides seeded from fivethroughtwelve tookpartin a preliminary, one-leggedround.From quarterfinals onwards, the serieshave home and away matches, handing the best-ranked teams the advantage of playing the rematch at home.

Liga MX 2021 Playoffs: Teams

Cruz Azul, Club America, Puebla, and Monterrey earned a place in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the teams who have qualified for the Wild Card round were Santos, León, Atlas, Pachuca, Chivas, Tigres, Toluca, and Querétaro.

In the Wild Card weekend, Atlas beat Tigres, Pachuca saw Chivas off, Santos defeated Queretaro, and Toluca knocked León out.

Cruz Azul, Pachuca, Puebla, and Santos Laguna, went on to progress to the semifinals, before the Guerreros and La Máquina booked their ticket to the grand final of the tournament.

Liga MX 2021 Playoffs: Schedule and How to Watch in the US

Following the quarterfinal round, the semifinals are ready to go and they will start this week with first leg duels, while the rematches will take place in the upcoming weekend.

Final – First leg

. Santos Laguna0-1Cruz Azul – Thursday, May 27

Final – Second leg

. Cruz Azul vs.Santos Laguna – Sunday, May 30 at 9:15 PM (ET)
How to watch in the US:TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, TUDN USA, and Univision.

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Wild Card round

Atlas 1-0 Tigres
Santos Laguna 5-0 Querétaro
León 2-2 Toluca (Toluca won 2-4 on penalties)
Pachuca 4-2 Guadalajara

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Quarterfinals – First Leg

Toluca 3-1 Cruz Azul

Atlas 1-0 Puebla

Pachuca 3-1 Club América

Santos Laguna 2-1 Monterrey

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Quarterfinals: Second leg

Puebla 1-0 Atlas

Cruz Azul 3-1 Toluca

Monterrey 1-1 Santos Laguna

América 4-2 Pachuca

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Semifinals: First leg

Pachuca 0-0 Cruz Azul

Santos Laguna 3-0 Puebla

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Semifinals: Second leg

Cruz Azul 1-0 Pachuca

Puebla 1-0 Santos Laguna

Liga MX Playoffs 2021 Final: First leg

Santos Laguna 0-1 Cruz Azul

Liga MX2021 Playoffs: Bracket

Following the semifinal round, the race for the Liga MX trophy was reduced to two teams who will be fighting in the grand final seeking local glory. Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna are going to decide the Mexican league champions in the first half of the 2021 season.

Liga MX 2021 Playoffs: Rules

• The team with more goals on aggregate wins the series and advances.
• The away goals rule applies in the quarter and semifinals, but not in the final.
• In quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two sides aretied on aggregate and away goals, the highest-ranked in the regular-season table moves forward.
• In the final, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the second leg would have an extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.