America is the sixth seed after finishing 8-7-3 with 31 points but had just two points less than the second seed, Leon. Monterrey was the last team in the playoff field at 8-3-7 with 27 points.

Christian Bermudez scored twice as Club America put one foot in the last four of the Clausura play-offs with a 3-1 win at Pachuca in their quarter-final first leg.

Monterrey: Going up against America's tough defense, it will be a chance to see how good Monterrey's attack is. While a team doesn't make it to the final by accident, the stakes are different when ...