El Bayern Munich is one win away from getting the ‘sextet’. The Tigers are the last obstacle of the German team in the Club World Cup 2020, title that would represent the sixth Bavarian conquest of the season.
In their showcases Bayern already boasts the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, German Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and European Super Cup trophies. The next goal is the ‘Mundialito’ and the big date is on Thursday, February 11, against Ricardo ‘Tuca’ Ferretti’s Tigres.
The year of the Munich team has been impressive. In the league they finished in first place with 82 points, 13 more than their closest pursuer, Borussia Dortmund. At the individual level Robert Lewandowski took the scoring lead with 34 goals and Thomas Müller was the top assist with 21.
The second star came with the German Cup, on July 4, 2020. Those led by Hans-Dieter Flick defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 in the final, thanks to goals from David Alaba, Serge Gnabry and Lewandowski (2). It was Bayern’s 20th title at the competition.
The third of the season is perhaps the most important. August 23 the Bavarian Giant faced PSG in the UEFA Champions League final. In a close match, a goal by Kingsley Coman at minute 59 he sentenced the German victory in Lisbon.
A month and a day later those of Munich had another ordeal, now in the European Super Cup. The Germans collided with Sevilla at the Puskás Arena in Budapest and they ended up lifting the trophy in overtime. The Spanish went ahead at minute 13 with a goal from Lucas Ocampos, but Leon Goretzka equalized at 34 ‘. In the lengthening of Javi Martínez at 104 ‘he defined the actions.
On September 30 those of the capital of Bavaria added their most recent title: the German Super Cup, with a score of 3-2 over Borussia Dortmund. The winning goals were courtesy of Corentin Tolisso, Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich.
The last step has a date and a rival: next Thursday, February 11 at 12 o’clock (Central Mexico time) Bayern will look for the ‘sextete’ against the Tigers, a test to which they arrive as favorites.
Photos: Reuters
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