Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Tijuana and Leon. The first-division clash scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.

What They're Saying

Tijuana head coach Daniel Guzman (via Record): "When you're not coaching, many things happen in your head. You think that you'll never coach again, that you're not worthy or at best, that you're past your prime. The mind is very fragil or very strong. You see that a head coach has left a team for whatever reason and you see that no one calls you, when on other occasions they'd call you immediately. It makes you sad because you think you haven't been doing a good job."

"I don't want to be fired from a club again," he added. "It's a promise I made to myself."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Tijuana's Dario Benedetto has been influential for the club this season. In 16 appearances, the 28-year-old has a club-best eight goals and 15 total created chances.

Tijuana's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Saucedo; Gandolfi, Pellerano, Nunez, Garza; Guemez, Nanez, Arango, Martinez; Benedetto, Moreno

Leon's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Martinez; Hernandez, Bottinelli, Magallon, Ibarra; Cardenas, Hernandez, Vazquez, Pena; Sabah, Boselli

Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).

Standings

FIRST STAGE APERTURA
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1CF América1694327161131
2Toluca168532316729
3Tigres167722316728
4Atlas168442019128
5Club de Futbol Monterrey168352116527
6Jaguares166732219325
7CD León167182724322
8Club de Fútbol Pachuca166461918122
9Santos Laguna165742021-122
10Querétaro166372220221
11Pumas UNAM165652018221
12Cruz Azul165561514120
13Club Tijuana163941817118
14Leones Negros16376915-616
15Puebla162951218-615
16Veracruz16367814-615
17Guadalajara162771119-813
18Monarcas1624101532-1710