Chivas' win over Cruz Azul left many things to analyze. Not only did it mean the addition of three points that put El Rebaño with a foot and a half in the Quarterfinals, but the match itself was a highly difficult test that demanded the best of the team, which once again demonstrated that it is highly competitive against any opponent and any type of game scenario.
What were the keys to Chivas winning the match?
It is already one of the main virtues of Veljko Paunovic's team, but the pressure exerted by Guadalajara was decisive in limiting the construction of the rival and forcing them to divide the ball for long stretches, most of which were attacked by Antonio Briseño to cut off any attempts to advance.
Another key was patience and the ability to turn around the disadvantage of playing against a team that for a large part of the match defended well back, seeking to preserve the advantage gained in the first half.
On an individual level, there are several red and white players who are untouchable for their high level and for what they are contributing to the construction of the team's volume of play. Alexis Vega showed that there is no one better than he in the physical aspect, this week he played 70 minutes with the Mexican National Team and 3 days later he played more than 90 minutes with the Chiverío.
Other key players are Víctor Guzmán and Alan Mozo. The red-and-white midfielder is the soul leader of this group and, against the Máquina, resumed his role as the team's goal scorer, which also confirmed him as the best Mexican in this category so far in CL23 with 6 goals. For his part, El Rebaño's right-back was dedicated to attracting opponents to the flank, spaces that were well exploited by his teammates, in addition to assisting in the goal of the momentary equalizer precisely to 'Pocho'.
In summary, Veljko Paunovic's Rebaño Sagrado showed that it is a team under construction, with no ceiling in sight yet, but that throughout the semester has shown itself to be strong and competitive against all types of opponents, in different scenarios and, undoubtedly, given the conditions it has shown so far, it is a team that nobody will want to come up against in the Liguilla.
