If the team doesn’t screw up this weekend, we’ll be up in the semis, where we shall meet the winner of the América-Atlas playoff series.
Chivas lost against Jaguares in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas in the last game of the regular season, but qualified to the playoffs as 1st in its group and second in the general standings.
Omar Bravo made history as the first Mexican top goalscorer in the league since 2001, and also broke a long-standing curse, since the last Chivas top scorer was Salvador Reyes in 1961.
In other league news, Santos avoided relegation, but Querétaro went down (the team with the lowest ratio of points won vs. matches played during the last 3 years goes to Primera A). The playoffs will start as soon as the wildcard matches are played this week.
We lost in penalties, and are not going to Japan.
Now I hope we win the Mexican League again and the Sudamericana.
When you can see it in 4 different channels in TV…
Chivas really had a flawless performance on Saturday, beating the Red Sharks at home, including a brace by Omar Bravo and further goals by Bofo Bautista (who was involved in the other 3 as well), and rookie Xavier Báez. The team played an excellent game and if it weren’t for the missed chances, could have even doubled the score.
Bravo, Medina and Bofo should go to Europe after the summer, especially if they perform well at the Copa América. Whichever team buys them should get all three, as they are much more effective when playing together.
Now let’s see how they do in the return leg of the CONCACAF Champion’s Cup final mid-week, as the winner goes to Japan.
In an excellent game, where both teams really played at a tempo and standard befitting a Confederation final, Chivas and Pachuca tied at Jalisco Stadium. Given the result, both teams still have chances to go through to Japan when the second leg is played on the 25th.
Omar Bravo scored a brace, but couldn’t stop Chivas from tying a game in which they started off strongly.
The first goal by Alberto Venado Medina is a beauty.
In a very good game, Chivas made a comeback (with the last goal coming at 80 minutes), to tie 2-2 with Tecos of the University of Guadalajara. Omar Bravo scored the first, and is now at the top of the scorer’s table. Ramoncito Morales, captain of the squad, scored the second (below).
Omar Bravo scored within the first three minutes of the game and the match was over. Tigres tried to equalise but Chivas controlled posession and did nothing with it for most of the match.
In the return leg of the semifinals, Chivas got one step closer to reaching the World Club Cup in Japan by beating DC United, in a game where the team that made less mistakes won.
Furthermore, the stage is now set for the second consecutive year with an all-Mexican Final after Pachuca beat Houston Dynamo.