Heading into the postseason, there was some chatter that Andre-Pierre Gignac was losing steam for Tigres.
After scoring 11 goals in his debut campaign in Mexico, the 2015 Apertura, and winning the Golden Boot with 13 in the spring's Clausura, the 30-year-old had just five goals entering the Liguilla and didn't even lead Tigres in scoring.
Not since September had Gignac scored, and while he was instrumental in a 2-2 draw with Pumas in the first leg of the quarterfinal round, the goals were still lacking from the Frenchman. That all changed in the second leg, when Gignac fired in a hat trick and led the line in a 5-0 romp at the "Volcan," Tigres' home stadium.