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This monday in Rayan, very close to Doha, the Bayern Munich faces his semifinal against the Egyptian club Al-Ahly, winner of the African Champions League, who has just beaten by 1 to 0 the representative of the host country, the Al Duhail. In the end you already wait Tigers of Mexico who made history by beating the Palm Trees, winner of the Copa Libertadores just weeks ago.
“It is a team that has the ambition to play football and that has many offensive solutions. Their lateral defenses are also very offensive ”, analyzed this Sunday the Bavarian coach Hansi Flick, asking his players not to underestimate the rival.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, General Director of the German team, anticipated: “We are going to the Club World Cup with the very clear objective of bringing the trophy to Munich. Six trophies from the same season, so far only FC Barcelona has done it. If they win, Bayern Munich will play Thursday’s final against Tigres, led by Tuca Ferreti.
The European picture won in 2020 the Bundesliga and the German Cup, the Champions League and the German and European Super Cups. In 2013, the ‘Rekordmeister’ had won five trophies out of six, including the Club World Cup, but did not take the German Super Cup, which yielded to his great rival of the time, Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern Munich comes from winning the Champions League (Reuters)
On the sporting level, the Bayern He arrives tired, but his offensive potential (3 goals per game on average this season) continues to make a difference: he has five consecutive Bundesliga victories.
“Our game is always analyzed saying that the Bayern it’s not as dominating as last season. But we must not forget that last year was absolutely exceptional for us ”, he recently pointed out. Thomas Müller.
“We have had a short winter break to regain strength. We have an excellent squad. It is important to have this reserve of players and that we can make changes ”, declared this Sunday the midfielder Joshua Kimmich. “To say that we have too many parties is not really a valid excuse. The conditions are in place for us to have a good tournament ”, added the footballer.
The German champions arrive with almost a full squad in Qatar. Only Leon Goretzka and Javi Martínez, who tested positive for the coronavirus, stayed in Munich. Since 2013, the Club World Cup has always been won by the European representative and the Bayern wants to prolong that domain.
Possible Formations
Al Ahly: Elshenawy; Hany, Banoun, Ashraf, Maaloul; Fahty, Al Sulaya, El Shahat, Magdy, Taher y Bwalya.
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Hernández; Kimmich, Roca; Gnabry, Müler, Coman; and Lewandowski.
Referee:
Estadio: Ahmad Bin Ali (Al Rayyan)
HOUR
Mexico: 12:00
Colombia, Peru and Ecuador: 13:00
Bolivia and Venezuela: 14:00
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay 15:00
TV: TNT SPORTS (Argentina)
Historical: Tigres beat Palmeiras and will play the final of the Club World Cup
The memes of the historic triumph of Tigres against Palmeiras in the Club World Cup