Monterrey hosted Tigres UANL in the first leg of a Clásico Regio Liguilla semifinal tonight. This was the third time that Monterrey had played Tigres at home this season, and while they drew the previous two matches, Los Rayados had already gotten the better of Tigres once this season already, as they rode a first-leg victory and outlasted Tigres to hoist the Concacaf Champions League trophy only a few weeks back.
Monterrey would have also been looking for revenge for their Liga MX Femenil team, who had lost to Tigres earlier this week at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer.