Toluca vs Tigres 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura - Finals

Toluca

40': Helinho
52': Paulinho
120': Franco Romero

FT - Penalties
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - TOL win 9-8 on penalties

Tigres UANL

14': Fernando Gorriarán
120': Juan Pablo Vigón

Toluca beats Tigres in epic shootout to win Liga MX title

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Toluca defeated UANL Tigres on penalty kicks 9-8 on Sunday night to win the Apertura tournament title and became the fifth team since 1996 to win back-to-back titles in the Mexican league.

Match Commentary

12': Federico Pereira (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Goal! Toluca 0, Tigres 1. Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac following a set piece situation.
40': Goal! Toluca 1, Tigres 1. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Romero.
45'+3': Santiago Simón (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Tigres. Javier Aquino replaces Marco Farfán because of an injury.
52': Goal! Toluca 2, Tigres 1. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Helinho with a cross.
57': Substitution, Tigres. Nicolás Ibáñez replaces André-Pierre Gignac.
64': Ángel Correa (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Paulinho (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Toluca. Juan Domínguez replaces Helinho.
78': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Toluca. Alexis Vega replaces Jesús Angulo.
90': Substitution, Tigres. Ozziel Herrera replaces Juan Brunetta.
90'+3': Substitution, Toluca. Diego Barbosa replaces Paulinho.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Toluca 2, Tigres 1.
90': Substitution, Toluca. Bruno Méndez replaces Nicolás Castro.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Toluca 2, Tigres 1.
96': Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Toluca 2, Tigres 1.
105': Substitution, Tigres. Juan Vigón replaces Rômulo.
105': Substitution, Tigres. Uriel Antuna replaces Diego Lainez.
112': Substitution, Toluca. Oswaldo Virgen replaces Everardo López.
113': Substitution, Toluca. Fernando Arce replaces Marcel Ruíz.
117': Diego Barbosa (Toluca) is shown the yellow card.
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Toluca 2, Tigres 1.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Toluca 2(9), Tigres 1(8).
120': Franco Romero (Toluca) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
120': Juan Vigón (Tigres) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Attendance: 28,273

Statistics

UANL		TOL
16	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	11
10	Saves	1
32.9	Possession	67.1
7	SHOTS	31
2	ON GOAL	12
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
206	Accurate Passes	540
321	Passes	650
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	8
10	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.3
100	Long Balls	71
35	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	9
17	Effective Tackles	14
22	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
16	Interceptions	15
37	Effective Clearances	21
37	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Toluca (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Luis García (GK)
25	Everardo López
6	Federico Pereira
20	Jesús Gallardo
19	Santiago Simón
10	Jesús Angulo
5	Franco Romero
14	Marcel Ruiz
26	Paulinho
8	Nicolás Castro
11	Helinho

Substitutes:

Héctor Herrera, Juan Domínguez, Fernando Arce, Antonio Briseño, Hugo González, Oswaldo Virgen, Mauricio Isais, Bruno Méndez, Diego Zaragoza, Alexis Vega.

Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nahuel Guzmán (GK)
4	Juanjo Purata
2	Joaquim
3	Marco Farfan
14	Jesús Garza
7	Ángel Correa
8	Fernando Gorriarán
23	Rômulo
10	André-Pierre Gignac
11	Juan Brunetta
16	Diego Lainez

Substitutes:

Uriel Antuna, Carlos Rodríguez, Marcelo Flores, Edgar López, Nicolás Ibáñez, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Javier Aquino, Rafael Guerrero, Ozziel Herrera, Juan Pablo Vigón.