Hello EA team, now that Liga MX has returned to EA SPORTS FC 27, I would like to report several issues with how the league is represented in Career Mode. Some of these are incorrect competition rules that affect the authenticity of the experience, while others are missing features and presentation details that could make the league feel much more complete.

1. The Play-In is still present despite being removed from Liga MX

Liga MX has eliminated the Play-In starting with the 2026 tournaments. Under the current format, the top eight teams in the regular-season standings qualify directly for the quarter-finals after 17 matchdays.

However, FC 27 still includes the Play-In, meaning that the in-game competition format no longer reflects the real-life league rules.

Suggested fix: Remove the Play-In and have the top eight teams qualify directly for the Liguilla.

2. The wrong team hosts the second leg of Liguilla matches

In FC 27, the team with the worse regular-season position hosts the second leg of Liguilla matches. This is incorrect.

In real-life Liga MX, the higher-ranked team hosts the second leg of the quarter-finals and semi-finals. This is an important advantage earned through a better regular-season performance, and it should be reflected in Career Mode.

The bracket must also be reseeded after the quarter-finals according to each remaining team's original regular-season position. For example, if teams finishing 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th all advance, the 5th-placed team should be the highest-ranked remaining team and should host the second leg of its semi-final.

This also means that a team's home and away order can change from one round to the next. A club could play the first leg of the quarter-finals at home, the second leg of the semi-finals at home, and then play the second leg of the final away, depending on the opponents and the final standings.

Suggested fix: Apply the correct seeding and home/away rules at every stage of the Liguilla, rather than using a fixed bracket or giving the lower-ranked team home advantage in the second leg.

3. Penalty shootouts are incorrectly used to decide tied quarter-finals and semi-finals

Another important issue concerns how FC 27 handles ties in the knockout stages.

In real-life Liga MX, quarter-finals and semi-finals are decided by the aggregate score over the two legs. If both teams have scored the same number of goals across the two matches, the team that finished higher in the regular-season standings advances. There is no extra time or penalty shootout to decide these ties.

For example, if the 3rd-placed team and the 6th-placed team finish their quarter-final with a 2–2 aggregate score, the 3rd-placed team advances because of its better regular-season position.

Penalty shootouts are used in the final if the two teams remain level after the two legs and extra time in the second leg. This distinction is essential to reproducing the actual competition rules.

Suggested fix: Remove penalty shootouts as a tiebreaker for quarter-finals and semi-finals, and use the regular-season standings to determine which team advances when the aggregate score is level. Keep extra time and penalties as the final's tiebreaking procedure.

4. How the Liga MX competition format should work

For reference, the current Liga MX format can be summarized as follows:

Regular season

The league consists of 18 clubs playing 17 matchdays in a single round-robin format, with each team playing every other team once.

A win awards 3 points, a draw awards 1 point, and a loss awards 0 points.

At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify directly for the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are tied on points, their positions are determined using the following tiebreakers, in order:

1. Better goal difference.

2. More goals scored.

3. More away goals scored.

4. Better Fair Play ranking.

5. Better position in the league's coefficient table.

6. A draw of lots.

Quarter-finals

The matchups are determined by regular-season position:

1st vs. 8th

2nd vs. 7th

3rd vs. 6th

4th vs. 5th

Each tie is played over two legs. The team with the higher regular-season ranking hosts the second leg. The team scoring more goals across both legs advances; if the aggregate score is tied, the higher-ranked team advances.

Semi-finals

The four remaining teams are reseeded according to their original regular-season standings. The highest-ranked remaining team faces the lowest-ranked remaining team, while the other two teams face each other.

For example, if the teams finishing 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th reach the semi-finals, the matchups should be 1st vs. 7th and 5th vs. 6th, regardless of the original quarter-final bracket.

The same two-leg rules apply: the higher-ranked team hosts the second leg, and a tied aggregate score is decided by regular-season position.

Final

The two semi-final winners are also ranked according to their original regular-season positions. The higher-ranked finalist hosts the second leg.

Unlike the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the final does not use regular-season position as a tiebreaker. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

These rules make the regular season meaningful beyond simply qualifying for the Liguilla: a better finish can determine the opponent, the home advantage in the second leg, and whether a team advances when the aggregate score is tied.

5. The Liga MX trophy is generic despite the authentic trophy appearing in promotional material

The Liga MX trophy currently displayed in FC 27 appears to be a generic trophy, even though the official Liga MX trophy was shown in promotional material for the league's return to the game.

It would be great if EA could replace the generic model with an accurate representation of the real Liga MX trophy. However, the trophy's base should also be updated to reflect the current league, as the promotional version appeared to feature Mazatlán's crest, despite Atlante replacing Mazatlán in the league.

Suggested fix: Use the authentic Liga MX trophy model and update its base and any associated details to reflect the current clubs and branding.

6. Add the Campeón de Campeones

It would also be great to see the Campeón de Campeones added to Career Mode.

This competition is traditionally played around the beginning of the following season and brings together the champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. It would be a valuable addition because Liga MX awards two league titles per season, and the competition provides an additional opportunity to represent Mexican football's real-life calendar.

When the same club wins both tournaments, the game should follow the applicable Liga MX rules for determining the opponent or awarding the relevant title. If the format uses the overall annual standings to select an opponent, the highest-ranked eligible team should be selected, followed by the next-highest-ranked eligible team if necessary.

Ideally, the competition would be scheduled before the first league matchday, with appropriate fixtures, presentation and a dedicated trophy.

I appreciate that Liga MX has returned to EA SPORTS FC, but these issues make its implementation in Career Mode less authentic than it could be. The incorrect Play-In, the reversed home advantage in two-legged ties, and the use of penalty shootouts instead of regular-season standings all affect the actual competition rules. Correcting the trophy would further improve the presentation, while adding the Campeón de Campeones would be a welcome bonus.

I hope these issues can be reviewed and addressed in a future update. Thank you for your time and consideration.