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Atlas survive loss against Tigres in historic, surreal Semifinal match

An injury time goal gave Atlas an incredible ticket to the Liga MX final for consecutive seasons in a 4-2 loss against Tigres. Tigres made a monumental comeback from a 3-0 loss in the first leg to a 4-4 tie that seemingly gave them the ticket to the Final before a penalty in injury time gave the current champions the ticket instead. Yet the victory only prevented an even crazier finish, as Tigres had violated Liga MX rules by having nine foreign players on the field after they subbed in French midfielder Florian Thauvin at halftime for Mexican defender Hugo Ayala.