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Liga MX Clausura Final: Santos put warrior-like performance to lift sixth league title

Here are your five conclusions from the Final of the 2018 Liga MX Clausura.

We can delve more into the details as to why Santos is the 2018 Liga MX Clausura Champion, but the simplest explanation is just they wanted it more. Early in this tie, it was the Diablos Rojos who took the initiative and actually could have scored a couple of goals at the Estadio Corona. However, Luis Quiñones’s goal in the First Leg completely changed the tie. Santos Laguna went from a cautious, almost nervous, team to a side forced to go on the attack.