Pumas vs Cruz Azul: where and at what time to watch the Concachampions semifinal

Only one Mexican team will be able to play in the Champions League final, so both capital squads will come out with the aim of taking advantage of the first semifinal match in Ciudad Universitaria

Jugadores de Pumas celebran su triunfo contra Cruz Azul hoy, durante un partido de la jornada 17 del Torneo Apertura 2021 de la Liga MX del fútbol mexicano, en el estadio Olímpico Universitario de la Ciudad de México (México). EFE/Alex Cruz

Two Mexican clubs will fight for a place in the final of the Concacaf Champions League. Pumas and Cruz Azul are the only two Liga MX representatives still in the tournament, but only one will be able to reach the final of the competition.

On the night of Tuesday, March 5, the Universidad Nacional club will host the Celeste Machine in the first match of the semifinals. The court of the University Olympic Stadium will be the setting in which the duel will take place; both clubs will come out with the responsibility of getting the most advantage on the scoreboard.

Every time Cruz Azul and Pumas face each other in the Mexican tournament they have given away great performances, as the university students have managed to climb the scoreboards that have placed them in the next stages of league and repechage. One of the most recent and most remembered is the game of the last day of the 2021 Apertura in which the celestes were thrashed 4-3.

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Where and at what time to watch the semifinal Pumas vs Cruz Azul of the Concachampions?

Despite the fact that the match will be played in Ciudad Universitaria, the only television station that has the rights to broadcast the tournament is Fox Sports. Therefore, those fans who cannot go to the stadium will only be able to see it through the signal of the pay television station.

It should be noted that in order to have access to the match broadcast, an additional charge will be made to the subscription as it will be broadcast on Fox Sports Premium.

Date: Tuesday, March 5

Hours: 21:00 hrs from the center of Mexico

Location: University Olympic Stadium, CDMX

Streaming: Exclusive to Fox Sports Premium

However, there are other options to follow the game live and not miss any outstanding action from the first semi-final of the Champions League.

Mobile App : Live streaming of the semifinal games will be carried out through thei/i Concacaf Official App. Fans interested in watching the game will have to download the app and look for the Pumas vs Cruz Azul broadcast.

Social networks: it is common for the official accounts of both clubs to carry out a minute by minute of the duel. It will be through Twitter that the account @PumasMX and @ CruzAzul share the score of the game live.

How do Pumas and Cruz Azul reach the Champions League semifinals?

The path of Andrés Lillini's pupils was different from that of those led by Juan Reynoso. Pumas achieved his qualification to the semifinal through penalties since in the quarterfinals against New England he managed to equalize the overall score and thereby define the semifinalist by penalties.

In the history of games that the felines accumulate against the cemeteries in Concacaf, the numbers have been mixed. However, in 2010 the Machine thrashed the Auriazules 5-0 and with this result they were eliminated from the competition. It was the last time they met at Concachampions.

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