With the Liga MX playoffs only weeks away, here is what we are watching this weekend:

1. Morelia win could leave Tigres on brink of missing playoffs

For all the positives that should be associated with Morelia under Roberto Hernandez, it isn't usual for a Monarcas game to be the main talking point of the weekend, as unfair as that may be. But Morelia's home game against Tigres on Friday is the match of the weekend and one with huge repercussions for the playoff battle.

Monarcas have won their...

MEXICO CITY -- Next weekend, the two best teams in Liga MX this season will square up against each other in a battle for league supremacy and bragging rights between two old rivals. Club America and Cruz Azul have dominated Mexican soccer in the Apertura, and may provide us with a preview of the Liguilla final next Saturday. That said, both teams approach the Clasico Joven with very different results in their last match: America crushed Tijuana at the Azteca, while Cruz Azul was dominated in Queretaro...

MEXICO CITY -- The Apertura 2018 regular season is about to end. With only four match weeks left, the Liguilla (the name used for the playoffs) is not fully defined yet. Many clubs still have a real shot of contending for the title. That's why Liga MX fans are looking forward to an exciting conclusion.

We look at what each one of the 18 clubs must do to qualify for the eight spots. 

THESE TEAMS CONTROL THEIR DESTINY

1. Club America (27 points)

The Aguilas have arguably punched their ticket...

MEXICO CITY -- The schedule makers for Liga MX graced us a fabulous tripleheader this weekend that had two Mexico City teams (Cruz Azul, Club America) face the two Monterrey squads (Rayados, Tigres) and Chivas host Pumas. The trio of matches headlined an exciting weekend in Mexican soccer in which 27 goals were scored across the entire league. Here's what we learned in Week 12:

1. "Chilangos" dominate "regios" in stellar fashion

Much was made of what this weekend represented in the supposed...

Things are beginning to tighten up in the Liga MX race for a playoff position in the top eight of the table. With only six match days left until the Liguilla, four teams are currently sitting at the middle of the league table with 15 points apiece: Pachuca, Chivas, Queretaro and Club Tijuana.

In order to stay alive in the playoff hunt, there will be little to no room for mistakes from the aforementioned squads who still have much to prove. With only goal differential narrowly separating them, let's...

Chivas tied 1-1 against Club America in Estadio Azteca on Sunday and celebrated the point as if it was a victory.

"When you are hungry, a tortilla with salt on it tastes glorious," was the barb one Mexican commentator aimed at Chivas for cheering the draw in Liga MX's Clasico Nacional.

Club America was left with a bitter taste when Guadalajara's goalkeeper Raul Gudino saved a last-gasp penalty from Colombian Mateus Uribe, just as it looked as if Las Aguilas' late pressure was going to pay off.

The...