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The Liga MX regular season resumes on Thursday, when Queretaro hosts Atletico San Luis, while 24 MLS sides will be in action Saturday with the remaining four squaring off Sunday. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, the league currently ranks 20th worldwide and was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in all of the Americas.

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'That speaks volumes of the ownership groups of these clubs in MLS who've invested sums of money into the quality that you see on the field.' The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. plays Mexico now, I'm not sure who's going to win the game,' Heath added. Liga MX pulled a goal back as full-time approached with a thunderous strike from Pachuca right-back Kevin Alvarez from the end of the penalty area to breathe life into his team and energize the crowd for the game's closing moments. The Seattle Sounders FC frontman took the spot kick after reigning MVP Carles Gil was clumsily brought down in the area, leaving referee Joe Dickerson no choice but to award the penalty. The All-Stars from MLS eventually found a second in the 73rd minute, though, when Raul Ruidiaz slotted a penalty past Santos Laguna No. Carlos Vela, left, celebrates after scoring a goal for the Major League Soccer All-Stars against Liga MX. The celebrations were brief, however, with the linesman ruling that the FC Cincinnati forward made his right-wing run from an offside position. Nearly 10 minutes into the second half, the MLS side had the ball in the back of the net to double its advantage, with Brandon Vazquez making a run down the right flank and pulling the ball back for FC Dallas winger Paul Arriola to slot home from the edge of the 6-yard box. MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S. Lindberg: Forget the result, All-Star Game a win for both leagues There would be a wait before the second was scored, though. It took just three minutes for the scoring to get underway, with LAFC left-back Diego Palacios standing up a cross to the back post for club teammate and former El Tri star Vela to head beyond the reach of Camilo Vargas of Atlas. 'I think if you'd have gone back 10 years, I think Liga MX win these types of games.' 'I've been in America now 13 years, and this is the closest have been,' MLS and Minnesota United manager Adrian Heath said after the match. The MLS All-Stars beat their counterparts from Liga MX of Mexico 2-1 here on Wednesday night, thanks to goals from Carlos Vela and Raul Ruidiaz. The Liga MX squad carries a bit more overall quality, and the advantages shown over the last decades in the CCL should bleed into the All-Star Game.ST. He scored twice in Monterrey's first four league games and produced double-digit goals in each of the last six league campaigns.Įven if those players create chances, it could be hard for them to put tallies past some of the best goalkeepers in the world. Rogelio Funes Mori is one of the top danger men for Liga MX. Orlando City midfielder Nani could be considered for the scoring role as well, but he may best off as provider on the wing, or in tight spaces around the net, to set up the talented forwards across the MLS roster.

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Those factors could lead to some choppy play and a feeling-out process early on that could limit the number of chances.Ĭontinental league pride could be an extra motivator to some of the players, but it will lack the punch of a USMNT-Mexico rivalry game because the MLS squad is full of players from around the globe.įorwards Raul Ruidiaz of the Seattle Sounders and Gustavo Bou of the league-leading New England Revolution are the best options to score for MLS. If you mix in the countless substitutions, you will have two squads that lack chemistry on the field. Both teams are thrown together in just under a week and have little time to train together. The frenetic nature of the All-Star Game itself can also suit a low-scoring game. 1 international netminders set to take the field, it is hard to imagine chances flying in at will. United States men's national team netminder Matt Turner, Peru's Pedro Gallese and Andre Blake of Jamaica are on the MLS roster.

1 Guillermo Ochoa, Nahuel Guzman and Alfredo Talavera will be in net for Liga MX. The MLS All-Star Game is typically on the low side when it comes to scoring, and that should be the case again in Los Angeles.Įach roster boasts a handful of world-class goalkeepers. A Mexican club has won the CCL in every year since 2006. That is backed up by the success the league's teams have experienced in the CONCACAF Champions League. Other losses during that run came against Arsenal and to Real Madrid and Juventus on penalty kicks.Īs a whole, Liga MX has been the best domestic league in North America for quite some time. Two years ago, the best players MLS had to offer fell 3-0 to Atletico Madrid in Orlando, Florida. The MLS All-Stars come into Wednesday on a four-match losing streak.

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