With the closure of the classification phase, the emotion of the National League now moves to the quarterfinals, where the eight best teams will fight for the title of Clausura 2025. Each of them arrives with different realities, between positive streaks and others not so encouraging, which promises clashes full of tension.
Municipal, despite having finished as a leader Of the regular phase, he does not live his best moment. The Reds accumulate three days without knowing the victory: Defeat in the National Classic before communications 1-0, Goals without goals in front of Marquense at home and a Defeat on the last day 2-1 against Cobán Imperial. A downturn that could weigh in the final phase.
For its part, Communications comes on. The albos They won the classic against Municipal, tied at home 2-2 in front of Malacateco and closed the regular phase winning Xinabajul 2-1 In the cements progress. The good moment of creams puts them as one of the main favorites to the title.
Old GFC arrives with an irregular closure. They tied without goals against Xinabajul, They fell into Mixco 2-1 house, But they recovered with a solid 2-0 against Achuapa In the thoughtful. The colonial picture wants to be the protagonist and lift the trophy again.
Imperial Cobán, For its part, the classification closed strongly. They won a game suffered 3-2 against Achuapa, They stumbled upon visiting Xelajú with a 2-0 defeat, but they replaced themselves Overviewing Municipal 2-1 On the last day, ensuring fourth place in the table.
Malacateco It will be presented to this final phase with ups and downs. They beat Mixco 2-1 at home, They matched 2-2 against communications and closed a 2-0 defeat against Marquense In the classic friendship.
Guastatoya continues with its solidity tonic. Although they lost 1-0 against municipal visit, they tied on Xinabajul 1-1 and They won 1-0 at Mixco at home, ensuring its place in the quarterfinals.
Mixco, won his last two games At home: 3-1 against Xinabajul and 2-1 against Antigua. However, they closed with a 1-0 defeat against Guastatoya, although that did not prevent their classification as eighth.
Finally, Marquense starred in a bittersweet story. Although already descended to the First Division, the Lions sealed their pass to the quarterfinals after beating Xelajú in the West classic, tie without goals against Municipal and win Malacateco 2-0 at home.
Everything is ready for the start of the Grande del Clausura 2025 party. The first leg will be played on April 30 and May 1, while those back will be played on May 3 and 4.