Tigres vs cruz azul 201111/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Coming off a 1-0 loss at Plaza Amador, UANL needed a win or a draw to advance, while the Florenses were obligated to take all three points in order to progress. Tigres saved its best group-stage performance for its last match against visiting Herediano in Week 6. WATCH - Semifinal, Second Leg Highlights: Gignac, Alvarez strike for Tigres in win Next up: Final, First Leg – home v Pachuca (April 18, 2017) In the quarterfinals, following a 1-1 draw at Pumas in the opener, the Felinos were on target in the second leg and ran away with a 3-0 win.Īgainst Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the final four, Tigres once again advanced, 4-1 on aggregate, winning both matches (2-0 home, 2-1 away) For the second consecutive SCCL, Tigres posted only one clean sheet during the group stage. Regardless of that 1-0 setback at Plaza Amador in Week 5, UANL won its other three matches, scoring three goals in each. Tigres was one of only two teams – Pumas being the other - to lose a 2016/17 SCCL group-stage game on the road and still earn a berth in the quarterfinals. Can it earn a first-ever international title against fellow Liga MX side Pachuca? In last year’s decider, UANL fell 4-1 on aggregate to Club America. Thanks to prevailing over Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the semifinals, 4-1 on aggregate, Tigres became the fifth club to reach consecutive Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League finals, joining Club America (2014/15, 2015/16) Santos (2011/12, 2012/13) Monterrey (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13) Cruz Azul (2008/09, 2009/10). Tigres (pictured) gathers for a team photo prior to its Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League semifinal, second leg against host Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 5, 2017, in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo: Mexsport)
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