Without haste and without haste, Bayern Munich beat Al-Ahly 2-0 this Monday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium for the second semifinal of the Club World Cup 2020, thanks to a double by Robert Lewandowski, and now he will be measured in the final against Tigres, who gave the surprise and eliminated the champion of the Copa Libertadores Palmeiras in the other key.
Hansi Flick’s team dominated the game almost always against a willing African champion, who offered more resistance in the second half, and although he did not carry too much danger towards Manuel Neuer’s goal, he kept the emotion until almost the end when the ‘9’ Polish finished with her.
Bayern, with Spanish midfielder Marc Roca in the starting lineup, came out strong and ready to open the game early to play more comfortably. The German team stalked the goal of Mohamed El Shenawy and it seemed that he could sign one of his goals when Lewandowski riveted the 0-1 after a quarter of an hour after a good collective move.
However, the Bundesliga leader did not give the impression of wanting to accelerate too much, without giving up looking for the goal. Lewandowski was again the closest to doing so before the break, but his one-for-one went over the bar.
After the break, Al Ahly tried to open up a bit more, but found no clear path to Neuer either. Bayern dominated the game, but the lack of their income kept some tension until Sané put a good cross at the far post where he was only to head and sentence the Polish striker in the 86th minute.
Bayern Munich vs Al-Ahly: this is how they played:
Bayern Munich vs. Al-Ahly find the Germans as clear favorites to stay with the showdown, but the African team already have the perfect plan to neutralize the Teutonic attackers and hope to strike at the right time to win the commitment.
Bayern Munich vs. Al-Ahly: match times
México – 12:00 p.m.
Perú – 1:00 p.m.
Ecuador – 1:00 p.m.
Colombia – 1:00 p.m.
Bolivia – 2:00 p.m.
Venezuela – 2:00 p.m.
Chile – 3:00 p.m.
Paraguay – 3:00 p.m.
Argentina – 3:00 p.m.
Uruguay – 3:00 p.m.
Brasil – 3:00 p.m.
España – 7:00 p.m.
“We want to face the semifinal with full motivation. His goal is to crown a great season with a sixth title “said the coach of the Bayern Munich, Hansi Flick, at the press conference in Doha.
The arrival of Bayern Munich Qatar was crashed due to a 7 hour delay in Berlin where they did not receive a special permit to take off after midnight and had to wait for Saturday morning.
However, according to Flick, that is a thing of the past and now it is about preparing in the best possible way for the duel at the beginning of the week.
“We know it is a strong team, it is the Bayern Munich Egypt and has been undefeated for many games. The winner of the Champions League is the favorite in the tournament. We want to be at the height of that role “, said midfielder Joshua Kimmich.
The Bayern Munich traveled to Doha with 22 players, with the notable absences of Leon Goretzka and Javi Martínez who have been in quarantine for positive coronavirus.
However, it is not ruled out that the two players, if the Bayern Munich goes to the final, they join the team later.
In the two games in which he has had to do without Goretzka Flick has opted for two different variants. In the duel against Hoffenheim, which ended with a 4-1 victory, he played with Marc Roca forming double pivot with Joshua Kimmich.
On Friday, against Hertha, however, he opted for a more offensive variation, leaving Kimmich alone in the defensive midfield and betting on Leroy Sané as the second half forward.
The favoritism of Bayern Munich in the semifinal it is clear and the Al Ahly, who beat (1-0) the host Al-Duhail in the previous instance, He does not know it but tries to get the positive aspect out of it.
“We have no pressure. Let’s have fun. We have nothing to lose and much to gain ”, said the coach of the African champion, Pitso Mosimane. “In soccer sometimes enigmatic things happen”he added smiling, in the face of a possible surprise.
Bayern Munich vs. Al-Ahly: probable alignments
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Hernández, Kimmich, Roca, Gnabry, Müler, Coman and Lewandowski.
Al-Ahly: Elshenawy, Hany, Banoun, Ashraf, Maaloul, Fahty, Al Sulaya, El Shahat, Magdy, Taher y Bwalya.
With information from EFE.
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