The 2011 Apertura Liguilla Final is a
two-legged
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football match-up to determine the
2011 Apertura champion.
After 17 matches on the
regular season, and 2 two-legged rounds of ''
Liguilla'',
Tigres UANL and
Santos Laguna have reached the final.
This final was the third of
Santos Laguna in 4 tournaments, the other two where in the
Bicentenario 2010 losing against
Toluca on a
penalty shoot-out and the
Apertura 2010 losing against
Monterrey
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with the score of 5 - 3.
This final was the first of
Tigres UANL since
2003
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, when they lost 3 - 2 on aggregate against
Pachuca. Also
Tigres UANL hadn't won the league since
the 1981–82 season when they became winners against
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on a
penalty shoot-out.
Final rules
Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the Liguilla, will have home-field advantage for the second leg.
However, the tiebreaking criteria used in previous rounds will not be the same in the final. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
Route to the final
Final
First leg
Second leg
References
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Tigres UANL matches
Santos Laguna matches