Liga MX Femenil Playoffs: Quarterfinals Edition – What happened and who’s advancing to the semifinals?

— LigaBBVAFemenil (@LigaBBVAFemenil) May 5, 2026 The second leg took place at the legendary venue, El Volcán – the fortress for Tigres. If there’s a difficult environment to play in, this would be the stadium. Fans came in numbers but the final score was the same: 2-1. Toluca’s Diana Guatemala opened the scoring in the 29th minute and Robert doubled the lead. Ordóñez pulled one back for Tigres from the penalty spot. But after that, the Diablas held on and achieved what no other team had been able to do until then: take Tigres in the quarterfinals. The second leg left an absolute impression for all those watching. Stephany Mayor tried to score with a bicycle kick but Valeria Martínez came in clutch for a second time in this bracket and made a one-handed save. What was better? The finishing or the save?

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— Melina Melinae (@melinae07) May 4, 2026 Despite this big result, French coach Patrice Lair announced after the game that he’s leaving the club due to personal reasons. On the other hand, Tigres’ fans are demanding Pedro Martínez Losa’s job after this negative result.

Rayadas de Monterrey vs Cruz Azul

Rayadas de Monterrey didn’t have any problem eliminating Cruz Azul with an aggregate score of 5-1. Even though the first leg left an even score, Monterrey took the field advantage to heart and beat Cruz Azul 4-0. With goals scored by Rayadas’ Valeria del Campo in the 16th minute, *La Máquina* sought the equalizer the entire game and was successful when Uchenna Kanu shot the ball from the penalty spot and left the second leg pretty open. Coach Amandine Miquel didn’t want any surprises and her team was merciless. Marcela Restrepo in the 24th minute, Lucía García scored a brace in two minutes and then completed her hat-trick in the 64th minute. She was chosen as the game’s MVP but more importantly, she helped her team by sending them to the semifinals.

𝑺𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚! 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/OAXD92QLco

— Rayadas (@Rayadas) May 3, 2026

Club América vs Juárez

Although Club América is always a contender for the title, they tend to let the playoffs get the best out of them… or sometimes the worst. This time was no exception. They played the 8th table team since they finished first, but both legs ended up being pretty close. With the first one finishing 1-1. Juárez’s Liliana Mercado opened the score early, in the 12th minute and then, Scarlett Camberos found the equalizer in the 61st minute. Anything could have happened in the second leg and it was like that indeed. Aisha Solórzano scored for Juárez in the 23rd minute, then Irene Guerrero found the equalizer. Things could’ve been very wrong for the visitors since Yunaira López was sent off in the 39th with her second yellow card, which left them playing with 10 players for more than 50 minutes. Despite this, *Bravas* took the lead again through Aurélie Kaci in the 58.th minute For América, Camberos leveled the proceedings in the 73rd minute. It was all drama and nerves since, but a long-distance shot got deflected by one of Juárez’s players made it impossible for goalkeeper Alejandría Godinez to save that shot.

View this post on Instagram At the end of the day, América went through, but not without some controversy, and fans are preoccupied again with how close they were to being out of title contention once again.

Pachuca vs Chivas de Guadalajara

The fourth- and fifth-seeded teams faced each other in this bracket, with Chivas winning the first leg. But the news included not only this win but also Licha Cervantes breaking a club record. The striker was the one who opened the score in the 35th minute. And, she hit the 161 mark of goals scored for the Guadalajara club – surpassing Omar Bravo, who held the club’s top goalscoring previously.

EL GOLAZO DE LICHA CERVANTES QUE LA CONVIERTE EN LA MÁXIMA GOLEADORA EN LA HISTORIA DEL CLUB DEPORTIVO GUADALAJARA 🔥 @CHIVAS@CHIVASFEMENILpic.twitter.com/XYGG5uK9QP

— El Campeonísimo (@Gaspar\_Sparco) May 1, 2026 After that, Jasmine Cásarez put things 2-0 in the 58th minute but Pachuca pulled one back through Andrea Pereira in the 77th minute from the penalty spot. Nonetheless, it looked like Chivas’ tank emptied in the first leg because they couldn’t do anything against Pachuca playing at their house. In the 39th minute, Natalia Mauleón opened the scoring and then, Tuzas’ goalscorer, Charlyn Corral, made it 2-0. Two unanswered goals sent Pachuca to the semifinals. Destacaron, aportaron y su futbol las llevó a brillar. ⭐️ Así se arma el #XIIdeal de los Cuartos de Final. 🔑

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— LigaBBVAFemenil (@LigaBBVAFemenil) May 7, 2026

What’s next?

Semifinals start on Thursday. Club América and Rayadas will welcome Toluca and Pachuca, respectively. And the second legs will be played on Sunday.

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