What Chivas learned from the first-leg semi-final | OneFootball

Last night’s match lived up to the standards of a Liga MX Semifinal, with Guadalajara taking center stage and staying true to its footballing identity. The Sacred Flock stood firm in the first leg against Cruz Azul and left the series wide open heading into the return match.

Here are the most important takeaways from the red-and-white side’s performance in the nation’s capital:

- The Flock will need a win to advance to the Final, while any draw will send the series to a scenario of maximum tension.- Guadalajara has now gone 3 straight playoff matches scoring at least one goal.- Santiago Sandoval scored his third goal of the playoffs, matching the total he had in his previous career with Guadalajara before this postseason run.- ‘Sando’ remains one of the top scorers of the current playoffs.- The red-and-white academy product became one of the youngest players in club history to score in a Semifinal.- Miguel Gómez recorded an assist just minutes after entering the field.- Ángel Sepúlveda reached four goals in CL26, all of them scored in the second half.

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