Tigres and Toluca move onto the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup
It will be an all Liga MX final after Nashville and LAFC go down on the semifinals. The MLS teams were no match for the Mexican teams who are ready to battle it out in the final.
TOLUCA, MEXICO - MAY 06: Joao Dias Paulinho of Toluca celebrates his team's third goal during the second leg semifinal match between Toluca and Los Angeles FC of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026 at Nemesio Diez Stadium on May 06, 2026 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images) | Getty Images It has been said that it is difficult to play down in Mexico and LAFC and Nashville found that out the hard way. Both MLS teams lost their games against Liga MX as they found it difficult to compete against teams when the playing field is even.
Now Tigres and Toluca will face off against each other in the final scheduled for later this month as the MLS realizes that the gap between themselves and Liga MX isn’t as small as they thought. Tigres 1 – 0 Nashville (2 – 0 aggregate) Nashville traveled down to Nuevo León to face Tigres in the second leg of the semifinals where they still had a chance to advance to the final. They were only down by one goal so it was possible to pull out the win.
The Boys in Gold were able to hold on for the majority of the match as Tigres didn’t fully dominate the game. The issue was that the visitors were unable to finish their chances while Tigres did. Angel Correa made his way into the box on the left side of the field as he easily got past the Nashville defender.
The Argentinian could have taken the shot himself but he opted to pass to Juan Brunetta who made his way unmarked into the box. Brunetta wasn’t the only player who was open as both Juan Vigón and Diego Lainez were open up the middle and right side of the field. The Nashville defenders were so focused on the ball that they weren’t watching their mark.