The 2025 Leagues Cup continued in the wake of a historic night, with plenty of action on the docket as MLS and Liga MX square off in this entertaining competitive sidebar.

Here is how the action broke down across the first two fixtures on the night.

Martínez remains hot in vital Pigeons win

Scorers: Martínez 7′, Ojeda 32′

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Pascal Jansen’s NYCFC finally got off the mark in the Leagues Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win over Liga MX outfit León.

Alonso Martínez continued his recent goalscoring form with a tap-in finish from inside the six-yard box, after getting on the end of Justin Haak’s flicked header from a corner in the seventh minute.

A fantastic team goal would see Agustín Ojeda convert from close range just after the half-hour mark to make it 2-0 when he turned home a cut-back ball from Martínez to bag his first goal of 2025.

León had a golden chance to get back in the thick of the fight in the 58th minute when Los Panzas Verdes were awarded a penalty for a handball in the box by Strahinja Tanasijević.

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Matt Freese had other ideas, however, coming up with a huge save to deny James Rodríguez from the spot to keep the scoreline as it stood while guaranteeing a three-point haul that would pull them out of the basement in the league phase of the competition.

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📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Vincent Carchietta | 2025 Aug 1 – Imagn Images