The Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes)

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final phase was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020. A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season. For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or ''repechaje'', was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12. Due to the

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, all matches of the final phase, except for the first leg of the quarter-final between Guadalajara and América, were played behind closed doors. Both finalists qualified to the

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Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage. ''In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).''

Format

Reclassification

*All games were played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed *If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a

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Liguilla

*Teams were re-seeded each round. *The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table. *Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. *

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was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final. *In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced. *In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to

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and, if necessary, a shoot-out. *Both finalists qualified to the

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Matches

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Seeding

The following was the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

First leg

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Second leg

''León won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

First leg

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Second leg

''León won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.''

Finals

First leg

Details

Statistics

Second leg

''León won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Details

Statistics

Goalscorers

Assists

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Roberto Alvarado Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (born 7 September 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. Alvarado made his professional debut with Celaya at the age of ...

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) * Javier Aquino ( UANL) *

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) * Uriel Antuna (

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) * Alonso Escoboza ( América) *

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) * Pablo González (

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) * Carlos Gutiérrez (

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) * Luis Montes ( León) *

Alan Mozo Alan Mozo Rodríguez (born 5 April 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Club career UNAM Mozo made his Liga MX debut on 16 September 2017, in a match that ended as a 1–1 tie agains ...

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) * Fernando Navarro ( León) *

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References

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