Mexican football will no longer have a representative in preparation for a Champions League final and here we tell you who was the last Mexican in that phase
It’s been six years since Mexico has no representatives in the semifinals Champions League. Jesus Corona and Porto they were eliminated by Chelsea in the quarter-finals leaving Javier Hernandez as the last Aztec who was in a prelude to the final for “Orejona”, the same thing that “Chicharito” played in 2014/2015 with Real Madrid.
“Tecatito” crown was the last remaining representative of Mexico in Champions League, after the elimination of the eliminatory round in the eighth finals Atletico Madrid, the team he plays for Hector Herrera, In the meantime he Ajax from Edson Alvarez could not pass the group stage.
porto fell in the quarterfinals against Chelsea. The English won 2-0 in the first round, while in the second round the Portuguese won 0-1 to leave the key 2-1, which took place at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Blue Dragons finished second in their group, which they shared with Manchester City, the industry leader, as well as Olympiacos and Olympique de Marseille, respectively, with third and fourth.
The Portuguese team gave the surprise in the eighth finals, phase in which they eliminated Juventus, one of the favorites. The Portuguese advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to the visitors’ goal after drawing 4-4 on the aggregate scoreboard in a draw that was defined in overtime.
With the above, Javier Hernandez remains the last Mexican to play a semifinal Champions League. “Chicharitoshe did it with him real Madrid in the 2014/2015 season, the year in which the youth team Chivas scored the goal before him Athletic which gave the meringues a pass in the semifinals, where they were eliminated by Juventus.