With the illusion of emulating the historic Barcelona of the “sextet”, Bayern Munich qualifies for the final of the Club World Cup, and the Tigers are the only thing that separates it from an unforgettable year
With his victory over Al Ahly SC, Bayern Munich is just a game away from winning the sextet and thus matching the 2009 Barcelona phase. The latest hurdle for the Bavarian giant is Tigres, a team that is also excited to continue to make history in international competition after becoming the first team in CONCACAF and the MX League to qualify for the final.
The German team is a long way from claiming glory and becoming the second club to win six championships in a year. For its part, the team led by Ricardo Ferretti will try to prevent Bayen München from imitating what Barcelona did more than 10 years ago and, although it seems very difficult for the cats to beat Bayern, the royal team has shown a good level in the world Club Cup that invites its fans to dream of the international trophy.
After finalizing the comparison of the semifinals with Al Ahly, the Bayern Munich club posted on their social networks “for the story. See you on Thursday Tigers!” in the history of Mexican football because it will be the first time that a team from this country plays the last instance of that competition, to which the Mexican club replied “We are ready”.
Tigres started with a 2-1 victory over Ulsan Hyundai with a remarkable performance by André-Pierre Gignac, who has so far scored all the goals of the feline team in the FIFA tournament. In the second match of the competition, Tigres offered an extraordinary display against Palmeiras, champion of the Copa Libertadores, and defeated the Brazilian team to a minimum due to a score from the eleven steps of the French striker.
However, It seems very difficult for the Tigers to beat Bayern Munich due to the authorship of UEFA clubs over MX League teams.
In the last 14 years of the Club World Cup, European and Mexican clubs have always faced the triumph for UEFA representatives six times. Barcelona, Real Madrid, both twice, Chelsea and Liverpool, who defeated Rayados the previous year, are the executioners of the Aztec teams.
The only Mexican team to beat a European club in the Club World Cup was Necaxa in the 2000 edition. Los Rayos faced Real Madrid for third place in the tournament, which was played in a different format than the current one. The Necaxa team defeated the meringues with a penalty kick and took the third place.
As regards Munich, The Bavarians won everything in their country, winning the Bundesliga by 82 points and defeating Bayer Leverkusen in the Pokal (German Cup), so they automatically won the German Super Cup.
At the continental level, the Champions League followed, in which they defeated PSG 1-0 with a goal by Kingsley Coman. to establish itself as the best club in Europe. Subsequently, they won the European Super Cup against Sevilla 2-1.
The Grand Final of the Club World Cup is scheduled for Thursday, February 11, at 12:00 in Mexico City, and the duel will be played at the Estadio de la Ciudad de la Educación.