Champions América begin their path to a potential four-peat this Wednesday with an away match against Pachuca

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• The playoff round kicks off on Wednesday, May 7, and concludes Sunday, May 11
• Top-seeded Toluca kicks off against Monterrey on Wednesday
• América will also be in action on Wednesday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Liga BBVA MX has officially unveiled the match schedule for the Clausura 2025 quarterfinals, outlining the dates and times for both the first and second legs. The playoff round kicks off on Wednesday, May 7, and concludes Sunday, May 11, when the four semifinalists will be confirmed in the race for the championship.

  Top-seeded Toluca will open the action on Wednesday against Monterrey, while reigning three-time champion Club América will also be in action that night. Thursday’s matches feature León hosting Cruz Azul and Necaxa taking on Tigres.

  Toluca vs Monterrey

  Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM (CDMX) | 9:00 PM (ET) | 6:00 PM (PT) – Estadio BBVA

  Saturday, May 10 at 7:00 PM (CDMX) | 9:00 PM (ET) | 6:00 PM (PT) – Estadio Nemesio Diez

  América vs Pachuca

  Wednesday, May 7 at 9:10 PM (CDMX) | 11:10 PM (ET) | 8:10 PM (PT) – Estadio Hidalgo

  Saturday, May 10 at 9:10 PM (CDMX) | 11:10 PM (ET) | 8:10 PM (PT) – Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

  Cruz Azul vs León

  Thursday, May 8 at 9:10 PM (CDMX) | 11:10 PM (ET) | 8:10 PM (PT) – Estadio León

  Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 PM (CDMX) | 9:00 PM (ET) | 6:00 PM (PT) – Estadio Olímpico Universitario

  Tigres vs Necaxa

  Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 PM (CDMX) | 9:00 PM (ET) | 6:00 PM (PT) – Estadio Victoria

  Sunday, May 11 at 9:10 PM (CDMX) | 11:10 PM (ET) | 8:10 PM (PT) – Estadio Universitario

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The wait is over—18 days will pass before the playoffs resume following the pause for the Play-In matches, where Pachuca and emerged as winners and qualified as the seventh and eighth seeds, respectively.

  Teams in great form, like Toluca, could be affected by the lack of activity, while others like América benefited from the break to recover injured players.

  Following Sunday, the semifinalists will be determined, and things will become clearer regarding the true favorites, as anything can happen in the quarterfinals—especially after such a long break.

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  WHAT THE COACHES SAID

  "Waiting 15 days… the team that plays the Play-In comes in with more rhythm. We have to wait 18 days to play—it's not serious. But surely, they must have thought the schedule through carefully. They don’t have to ask me," stated Antonio Mohamed, coach of Toluca, who finished as the top team in the regular season.

  Meanwhile, América’s coach André Jardine saw the break as something positive:
  "I try not to judge anything. It is what it is—we’ve already adapted. At this point, it's going to be very good to pause, especially to have players who need time. Henry needs to train; he needs 10 days to get in shape," he said. "We're going to have even more than that, and it will be very good for us."

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  With the elimination of Pumas and Efraín Juárez in the Play-In against , corresponding to the Clausura 2025, the Liga MX playoffs will, for the third consecutive time in the short tournament era, be played without the presence of any Mexican head coaches.

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