
Regular stage of Apertura 2025 of Mexican League And yet Places Play in To complete the teams that will compete for the title. Once Santos’ match against Pachuca in Round 17 concluded, it was decided which clubs would proceed to the next round of the tournament.
Xolos de Tijuana, Bravos de Juárez, Pachuca and Pumas will all seek to join the big party of Mexican football. These four clubs may have a chance to reach the quarter-finals, but first they will have to face off Play in.
It must be remembered that this classification format consists of a round of three matches to determine who will be part of the league. The first combination of repetition is Xolos vs Juárez FCThis will be the first time the Border teams have faced each other in this state of reclassification.

The other combination is about Pachuca vs PumasThe two technicians who emerged from the university quarry will face each other in the crossing to remain in the hope of obtaining the last ticket to the next stage of the tournament.
The Xolos vs Juárez (Play In-A) duel will give a direct pass to the league and will be placed in seventh place in the table, so it will already have a direct competitor in the quarterfinals. The team that wins this match will get the right to face each other in the quarterfinals Tigersthe team that finished second in the overall table.
While the loser will play a second match against whoever wins the Pachuca vs. Pumas duel.
In Play In-B they will face off Pachuca (ix) Vs Cougars (10°). The competition between the two teams has recorded four previous confrontations in the league, but this will be the first time they face each other in a format Play in. The record shows two victories for each team in the final stages, including the quarter-finals and the final.
Once the results of these duels are determined, the winner of Play-in B will face the loser of Play-in A, so the last seed for the quarter-finals will be known. This club will occupy eighth place in the table and will face the table leaders. As for the dates, they will be as follows:
Xolos vs. Juarez: Tuesday, November 19 or Wednesday, November 20.
Pachuca vs. Pumas: Tuesday, November 19 or Wednesday, November 20
Third play of the match: Saturday 22nd or Sunday 23rd November.
The current system of Mexican Leaguewhich includes a match between clubs ranked from seventh to tenth place, allows the top six ranked teams to directly reach the league.
while Toluca (first place) and Tigers (Second Place) Awaiting the Play-In Winners, the teams that finished third and sixth already know their opponents in the next round. The two scheduled crossings promise to be intense and competitive, with a recent history in the final stages and high-level teams. on the one hand, Blue Cross He will face Chivasa duel that refers to the last time they met in Liguela during the 2011 Final League, when the victory went to the light blue team.