Mexican giants crash out on dramatic night of Leagues Cup 🔥

The league phase of the 2025 Leagues Cup campaign is all but wrapped up as a handful of teams will see their tournament come to a screeching halt. 

Check out tonight's results and what they mean for the big sides in North America. 

Columbus move to top of table with win over León

The Crew have been in fine nick as of late, and they continue with a tight win over León thanks to a superb team goal. 

A stoppage-time point-blank save kept Columbus in the lead and saved all three points.

Quick-fire goals see Toluca send NYCFC packing 

A pair of goals in two minutes saw Mexican champions Toluca steal a win over NYCFC, knocking the MLS side out of the competition.

Toluca now sit top of the table on the Liga MX side with eight points from three games, and have all but secured their passage to the knockouts. 

Puebla fight back to beat 10-man Montréal 

Puebla erased a deficit against CF Montréal after the Canadian side had a man sent off in the first half. 

Los Camoteros find themselves knocking on the door of qualification thanks to the win inside 90 minutes. 

Pachuca stun Houston with late winner 

Pachuca downed Houston with a late winner, giving the Liga MX side a foothold in the top-four for now. 

The Dynamo were already eliminated from the competition coming into the evening. 

San Diego close out campaign with win over Mazatlán

While San Diego were already eliminated coming into the night, their win over Mazatlán does some considerable damage, knocking the Liga MX side out despite heavy rotation from San Diego.

19-year-old David Martínez shines as LAFC beat Tigres 

Mexican giants Tigres came into the night with hopes of being table-toppers, but teenager David Martínez had other ideas. 

The forward scored a brace, the second of which was a superb solo goal, to win the game for LAFC catapult them up into second on the MLS side of the table.

North American giants crash out 

The new Leagues Cup format has proved perilous for sides who did not collect maximum points from their first couple of games. 

With Pachuca’s win, America, Monterrey, Chivas, Cruz Azul, and Atlético San Luis have all been eliminated from advancing in the 2025 @LeaguesCup. This is a ruthless format - every result is so important. #LeaguesCup2025

— Jake Zivin (@JakeZivin) August 6, 2025

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