The Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes)

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final phase was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020. A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season. For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or ''repechaje'', was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12. Due to the

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, all matches of the final phase, except for the first leg of the

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between Guadalajara and América, were played behind closed doors. Both finalists qualified to the

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Qualified teams

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).''

Format

Reclassification

*All games were played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed *If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a

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Liguilla

*Teams were re-seeded each round. *The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table. *Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. *

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was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final. *In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced. *In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to

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and, if necessary, a shoot-out. *Both finalists qualified to the

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Matches

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Seeding

The following was the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

First leg

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Second leg

''León won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

First leg

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Second leg

''León won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.''

Finals

First leg

Details

Statistics

Second leg

''León won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Details

Statistics

Goalscorers

Assists

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Roberto Alvarado Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (born 7 September 1998), also known as El Piojo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. He is the youngest player to ever play in ...

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Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

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Javier Aquino Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (, born 11 February 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Aquino made his debut with Cruz Azul in 2010, playing in over ...

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Orbelín Pineda Orbelín Pineda Alvarado (born 24 March 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Mexico national team. Club career Querétaro Pineda was first called up to the Queré ...

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Érick Aguirre Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Monterrey. Club career Morelia Aguirre made his senior debut with Morelia on 8 August 2014, in a 0–0 go ...

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Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

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Uriel Antuna Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero (born 21 August 1997) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national football team, Mexico national team. Club c ...

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Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

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Joel Campbell Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels (; born 26 June 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Liga MX club León and the Costa Rica national team. Campbell joined Arsenal in 2011 and was thereafter l ...

( León) * Víctor Dávila (

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Alonso Escoboza Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo (born 22 January 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Club career Early career Escoboza began playing in Tercera Division for Santos Casino ...

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Santiago Giménez Santiago Tomás Giménez (born 18 April 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Mexico national team. Club career Cruz Azul On 30 August 2017, Giménez made his professional debut ...

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) * Pablo González (

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

) * Carlos Gutiérrez (

UNAM The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

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Luis Montes Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez (born 15 May 1986), also known as Chapito, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Everton. Club career Montes started his career playing for Pachuca's youth ...

( León) * Alan Mozo (

) * Fernando Navarro ( León) *

Oribe Peralta Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Peralta began his professional career with Morelia in 2003. He later played for León and Monte ...

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) * David Ramírez ( León) *

Luis Romo Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team. Club career Querétaro Born in Sinaloa, Romo began his career pla ...

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References

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