NUEVO LEON, MEXICO -- Three quick thoughts from Tigres 2-2 Chivas in Liga MX on Thursday.

Tigres striker Andre-Pierre Gignac scored two goals in the final six minutes of Thursday's 2017 Clausura first leg, to leave the tie against Chivas all square at 2-2 heading into Sunday's decisive return match.

Alan Pulido and Rodolfo Pizarro netted in the first half for Chivas, before Gignac salvaged the late draw for Tigres with a brace.

Gignac turns on late magic

For 84 minutes, veteran Chivas center-back...

We're coming to the end of the road in the Liga MX 2017 Clausura, with Chivas set to face Tigres in the grand finale. We've broken down everything you need to know and laid out the tale of the tape. Now, our experts Sebastian Salazar, Tom Marshall, Nayib Moran, Cesar Hernandez and Eric Gomez predict who's taking the crown.

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Who will win the 2017 Clausura final?

Tom Marshall (@mexicoworldcup): Eighteen goals for and just two against over six games. Those numbers tell the story of a...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Back on Nov. 3, 2013, the concept of Chivas in a Liga MX final seemed a long way away. The club was failing on the field and a shambles off it.

It was on that Guadalajara night, with the team out of the 2013 Apertura playoff and sliding into relegation problems, that banners appeared in the stands of what is now Estadio Chivas.

"Go or die," read one, directed at owners Jorge Vergara and Angelica Fuentes, while another with a similarly sinister message read: "You'll meet...

Prior to Tigres' match with Chivas on April 11 at Estadio Universitario, Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti's team had only won three games, drawn four and lost five. The feeling prior to the game -- which Tigres went on to win convincingly 3-0 -- was that if the team was not able to get the three points, their Liguilla hopes would have been significantly hurt. Ferretti's men responded and the beast woke up. Including the win against Chivas, Tigres have since compiled an impressive record of eight wins and...

Looking for a breakdown of what could be a classic Liga MX final? Look no further! ESPN FC goes through it all ahead of Thursday's final first leg between Tigres and Chivas at Estadio Universitario (10 p.m. ET).

Form guide

Chivas (D-D-W-L-D): It's only down to a peculiarity of the Liga MX system that Chivas still have a shot at the title. The team from Guadalajara, which only fields Mexican players as a matter of club policy, has only one win in its past nine Liga MX games and advanced from both...

Tigres defeated Club Tijuana 4-0 on aggregate, while Chivas drew 2-2 on aggregate against Toluca, but their place on the table got them through to the Liga MX 2017 Clausura final.

So far in the playoffs, Tigres have scored 10 goals, while Chivas have scored only three. Here are five things to take from the second legs of the semifinals:

1. Chivas-mania ignites as team reaches final

Chivas are back.

After...