The Tigers are already waiting for Bayern Munich or Ulsan Hyundai in the final after defeating Palmeiras
French striker André-Pierre Gignac assured that Tigres went to the Club World Cup to make history and that they do not celebrate the second place, but placed in the final of the tournament.
“I said after Ulsan that we came to make history, because a long time ago I had to wait for that moment to win a CONCACAF to reach the Club World Cup, we are in the final, it was difficult to win the champion Libertadores , I am happy for the institution, the fans who deserve it and for us we did a good job.
“I’m not celebrating second place, we can celebrate the passage to the final, but tomorrow we start preparing for the final, we will see who we are against, in this tournament nothing is easy, everyone can win, we are ready for anything,” he said.
For his part, striker Carlos González said he is proud to have reached the final of the international tournament, with which he became the first Mexican team to do so.
“We are with the stars in the sky that illuminate us, we are proud of what we have done, people are crying with us, this victory is for them. With a lot of effort we have reached the goal, we are happy to play this great final so I dreamed and the figure was goalkeeper Palmeiras, we were able to take more advantage, we did what we could and we accomplished the task, very happy for that “, he said.
The striker made it clear that the cats have reached the international tournament in search of putting Mexico’s name to rest and that now they are only thinking of taking the title in the Club World Cup.
“We come with that mentality of raising the name of Mexico, of CONCACAF, with great pride we can say that we have achieved what we came to look for, we reach a final, no team has achieved it, we want more, take this cup, we are motivated and hope that this task can be accomplished, “he added.
Colombian Luis Quiñones denied that in Tigres I think they have already been fulfilled when they reached the final of the competition and made it clear that they will fight to win the crown, “we are players who talk in games, we did it throughout these years, focused on what we should be doing and focusing on being champions. “