Chivas crushed Leon by a 5-0 score and went back to first place in Mexican football. Chivas was overly superior and completely dominated a terrible Leon side who made things harder for themselves after going down to 10 players. Chivas continue their great season but will have a tougher match when they travel north to face off against Monterrey. Leon will have another road match when they face off against Atletico San Luis.
The 1st half started with the return with Chivas of Brian Gutierrez to the starting
11 as well as Santiago Sandoval. A cross into the area would be lowered by Sandoval but his left footed shot would be blocked by Leon’s goalkeeper, Oscar Garcia. The ball would eventually be crossed into the area and deflected into the path of Efrain Alvarez, whose left footed shot was also saved by Garcia. A great thru pass would get the ball to Armando Gonzalez, who got off a right footed shot that was well saved by Garcia. After a good move by Richard Ledezma, he would get off a cross that forced Garcia to clear it with a save or Gonzalez would have had a close range chance. A right footed shot from outside the area from Gutierrez was deflected just wide. After a ball was failed to be cleared, Alvarez got to the ball and seemed to be dropped by Juan Pablo Dominguez and a Penalty Kick was given to Chivas. After going to VAR, the ref changed his decision and waved it off. A cross into the area would find Sandoval but his header went wide. A cross into the area was headed from close range by Bryan Alonso Gonzalez but Garcia made a great save. From outside the area Brian Gutierrez was given time and space to get off a great right footed shot that went past Garcia to score and give Chivas the 1-0 lead. It was a great shot which lead to Gutierrez’s first goal in Liga Mx. After getting the ball in the area, Gonzalez got off a left footed shot that was saved by Garcia. A cross into the area found a wide open Alonso Gonzalez but his left footed shot was saved by Garcia in a good save but a chance that Alonso Gonzalez should have done better on. The halftime whistle blew and Chivas took their more than deserved lead after being the superior team for all 45 minutes.
The 2nd half started with Leon subbing out Tadeo Estrada, Juan Pablo Dominguez and Daniel Arcila for Jordi Cortizo, Salvador Reyes and Fernando Beltran. Off a corner kick, Chivas surprised by sending a pass into the area instead of a cross. Santiago Sandoval got to the ball and got off a wonderful lobbed shot that went past Garcia to score and give Chivas the 2-0 lead. It was a fantastic goal that surprised every one and gave Chivas a score that better reflected what had happened on the match. Off a counter, Alvarez got the ball in the area and got off a left footed shot that was saved by Garcia. After Leon lost the ball, it allowed a counter attack in which Alvarez sent a great cross into the area where Gonzalez would hit the shot from close range and incredibly would sent the ball wide in a terrible miss. From outside the area, Alonso Gonzalez got off a left footed shot that was easily saved by Garcia. After a harsh foul on Diego Campillo by Jordi Cortizo, the ref would go to VAR and give the Leon player a red card. If Leon had it tough before, it would be a lot worse down to 10 players. After Alonso Gonzalez got tripped in the area, the referee would go to VAR and give Chivas a Penalty Kick. Armando Gonzalez stepped up to take the PK and got off a right footed shot past Garcia to score and increase Chivas’ lead to 3-0. Chivas subbed out Efrain Alvarez, Armando Gonzalez, Santiago Sandoval and Jose Castillo for Yael Padilla, Ricardo Marin, Hugo Camberos and Gilberto Sepulveda. Leon subbed out Diber Cambindo for Jose Alvarado. A cross into the area was headed badly by Marin and Garcia easily got to the ball. Chivas subbed out Ruben Gonzalez for Angel Sepulveda. After getting the ball in the area, Marin got off a left footed shot that was blocked by Garcia. A cross into the area was headed wide by a wide open Daniel Aguirre. A cross into the area found a wide open Sepulveda, but he got off a terrible shot from close range that Garcia saved in another bad miss from Chivas. Leon subbed out Ismael Diaz for Rogelio Funes Mori. After getting the ball in the area, Aguirre got off a shot past Garcia but it hit the post. Luckily for Chivas the ball went into the path of Angel Sepulveda, who got off a left footed shot into the empty net to score and give Chivas the 4.0 lead. A cross into the area wasn’t cleared and reached Alvarado, who got off a close range left footed shot that forced a great save from Chivas’ goalkeeper, Raul Rangel. A cross into the area would be deflected into the path of Hugo Cambaros, who lowered the ball marvelously and got off a left footed shot past Garcia to score and increased Chivas’ lead to 5-0. It would be the last play of the match as it ended and Chivas has crushed Leon to climb once again to first place in the standings.
Chivas continued their great Clausura 2026 run by once again claiming the first spot after dispatching a terrible Leon side. Chivas dominated from end to end and should have had even more goals but they had a number of terrible misses. They are playing some of the best football if not the best although they have done so against poor teams. The Leon side they faced on Wednesday was flat out pathetic, which produced a single opportunity and it came in injury time of the 2nd half. Chivas will have a tougher match up when they travel north on Saturday to face off against Monterrey but even though Monterrey are normally a team that fights for the title, they are struggling after getting eliminated on Tuesday from the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Leon will also play an away match against Atletico San Luis, where they expected new coach, Javier Gandolfi, to have his debut with the team.
