Wait for the winner of the other semis between Bayern Munich and Al Ahly.
Hand in hand with his talisman André-Pierre Gignac, Tigres made history for Mexican soccer.
The French striker scored a penalty goal, Tigres became the first team from Mexico to reach the final of a Club World Cup by beating Palmeiras 1-0 on Sunday.
Gignac converted the penalty at 54 minutes for the Concacaf champions.
“We come to make history and we are proud to be in the final because it was a difficult game,” said Gignac, the 35-year-old forward who has been Tigres’ maximum reference since he landed at the club in the northern city of Monterrey in 2015. .
“I am happy for the institution and for us, I did not celebrate second place, I celebrate going to the final and we’ll see who against,” he added.
European champion Bayern Munich will face African champion Al Ahly of Egypt in the other semi-final on Monday. Bayern won the Club World Cup in 2014.
The victory of Tigres was unappealable, far superior to a Brazilian rival that just last weekend was consecrated in the final of the Libertadas Cup after beating his compatriot Santos.
The result should have been looser for Tigres, but his inaccuracies in the last meters and the interventions of the Brazilian goalkeeper Weverton prevented it.
Against a rival who had withdrawn, Tigres managed to establish the difference when center-back Luan García fouled Paraguayan striker Carlos González in the area.
Gignac was in charge of the charge, defining with a low shot with the right and hit the left post.
RT: 🔁 If you feel represented by this team. 😍#ThisIsTigers 🐯#TigersInQatar 🇶🇦#HoyLaUEsMundial 🌍 pic.twitter.com/SZlRkKQlOz
– Official Tigres Club 🐯 (@TigresOficial) February 7, 2021
Tigres has been the most dominant club in Mexico for the past decade, with a total of five titles. They came from eliminating South Korea’s Ulsan, Asian champions, in a match in which Gignac scored two goals, including a penalty.
The pending subject of Tigres was to stand out in an international appointment. They had previously lost three Concacaf finals and also succumbed in the 2015 Copa Libertadores final, when they lost to River Plate.
“We did the merits to reach the final,” said Ricardo Ferretti, the Brazilian coach of Tigres.
“We had lost three chances to get to this tournament,” he added. “With the effort of the players, the application of all, because we are in the final It is something that we are enjoying and we are going to continue dreaming.”
The final will be on Thursday.
🔢 #stat
Andre Pierre Gignac adds 3️⃣ and reached Nicolas Anelka and Karim Benzema as the French with the most goals in the history of the #ClubWC.@10APG | @TigresOficial pic.twitter.com/JsB5Vfao1q
– FIFA.com in Spanish (@fifacom_es) February 7, 2021
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