The Leagues Cup 2025 quarterfinals are officially here.

Eight teams. Three wins. One trophy. And three golden tickets to next year’s Concacaf Champions Cup – the kind of opportunity that can change a club’s trajectory, or at least burnish its legacy.

Some sides have blitzed their way to this stage and imposed their style, while others have mostly just survived by grinding out results and winning on the margins. But from this point forward, there’s no coasting. Every match is a knockout with rivalry stakes, including four MLS and LIGA MX showdowns to kick things off on Aug. 20. Every mistake will be magnified, as will every moment of brilliance.

There are a lot of familiar faces in the final eight, teams that know a thing or two about silverware (there is somehow also Puebla). Let’s

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