The race for the liguilla spots is heating up with each passing week, and there will be some matches this week that could be crucial for that purpose.

The final stretch of Mexico's Liga MX is upon us, and with some teams having six games to play in the competition, the fight to have a role in the playoffs is as hot as ever.

Fans in the U.S. will be able to follow most of the action via TUDN and its sister platforms, with six matches being covered in the Spanish-speaking network. 

Things will get going on Friday evening with the clash between Puebla and Juárez, but the real treat will be Mazatlán's match against América, the most in-form team in the tournament with five wins in a row and who get to this match fresh off a seven-nil win over Cruz Azul in Mexico's "Clásico Joven".

Saturday's games will feature the aforementioned Cruz Azul, who will try to forget about their woeful loss last weekend with Raúl Gutiérrez as their new coach to face Querétaro. The main event of the evening will see Tigres hosting Necaxa later that day.

Sunday's matches will be equally interesting, with Toluca and Pachuca fighting for their spot among the top four. To put an end to all the activity in this league, León and Atlas will try to go back to winning ways in a clash featuring two capable but desperate teams.

Here are all the details to follow these games during the weekend.