Miami, minus Lionel Messi, edges Tigres
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Get ready for Tigres vs. Puebla with our full preview, including odds, kickoff time, and how to watch the Liga MX showdown live.
The 2025 Leagues Cup is over for Liga MX after the remaining four teams bowed out of the competition Wednesday night. It was a disappointing night for Mexican teams who should have performed better but ultimately they fell short.
Tigres tore apart Puebla with a resounding 7-0 victory, highlighted by Ángel Correa’s first goal in Liga MX, in week four of the Apertura 2025. The blue-and-yellow celebrations began early, as Ozziel Herrera smashed home in the 7th minute with a thunderous strike into the corner, leaving goalkeeper Iván Rodríguez with no chance.
The Seattle Sounders, like Inter Miami also a Club World Cup entrant, are there, too. So are last year’s MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy, plus Toluca, Pachuca and Puebla from south of the border. The single-elimination quarterfinals are as follows, with all four contests scheduled for Aug. 20.
A critical factor in this disappointing outcome is the difference in the competition calendar between Liga MX and MLS. As Liga MX was just beginning its season, with teams still working to establish cohesion and strategies,
IMCF’s reward? A chance at revenge on cross-state rivals Orlando City, who have twice defeated the Herons in league play this season to the tune of a 7-1 aggregate, in next Wednesday's Leagues Cup semifinal at Chase Stadium (8:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV+ ).
Inter Miami host Tigres UANL tonight in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals at Chase Stadium (Fort Lauderdale). Kickoff is 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT, and the match can be watched on FS1 or streamed via the FOX Sports app and MLS Season Pass.
The Orlando Pride acquired Lizbeth Ovalle from Mexico's Tigres UANL on Thursday for an international record transfer fee.
Liga MX soccer fans can end their Saturday night with an enjoyable matchup between Tigres UANL and FC Juarez, airing live in the U.S. on FOX Deportes.