After disappointing loss in the CONCACAF Champions League Final to Pachuca on Wednesday, Tigres were left with trying to make the Liga MX playoffs in 10th place and their status as one of the top clubs in Mexico was on shaky ground. They responded with a strong performance against the best team in Liga MX, completely neutralizing Tijuana in the blazing desert heat.
In an omen of things to come for Xolos, Michael Orozco came off injured in the seventh minute, holding his leg. In the tenth, a Tigres header went just wide of Gibran Lajud.