Mexico's capital will be the center of the Liga MX world for the next two weeks, with all three Mexico City teams qualifying for the semifinals of the Apertura.
Monterrey will be the odd club out, with Rayados the only team from outside the country's largest city to get out of this weekend's quarterfinals.
They beat a fellow northern club, reigning champion Santos Laguna, in both legs of the quarterfinal for a 3-0 aggregate lead. As the lowest seed remaining, that set up a date with No. 1 seed Cruz Azul.
La Maquina rolled past Queretaro 2-0 in the first leg and worked to a 1-1 draw in the Estadio Azteca to get into the semifinals.