Tigres host Cruz Azul in the first leg of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals in a battle between two of the best teams in Liga MX.
Despite both teams making deep Liga MX playoff runs in recent years, they've faced each other only twice in the knockout stages of a competition over the last two decades, whith each team advancing on one occasion.
Very little separates Tigres and Cruz Azul going into the semifinals. In the recently concluded Liga MX Clausura 2025 regular season, the two teams finished tied on 33 points. Cruz Azul finished above Tigres in the standings, though, edging them on goal difference by one goal.
Tigres dispatched reigning MLS champions LA Galaxy in the quarterfinals whilst, Cruz Azul bested bitter rivals Club América to reach the semifinals. Having left behind two of the region's most dangerous teams, Tigres and Cruz Azul have well-earned their spot amongst the final four of the competition.
Liga MX clubs have won 18 of the past 19 Concacaf Champions Cups, so history tells us whoever advances from this tie will be the favorite to lift the trophy in the final.
Here's all you need to know ahead of the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals between Tigres and Cruz Azul.






