The players of the Bayern Munich want to add to their Grand Slam of five titles in 2020 a sixth trophy: the Club World Cup in Qatar, although before they will have to face their premiere against the Egyptian club Al-Ahly, winner of the African Champions League.
If they win, the Germans will play in Thursday’s final at Tigres by Ricardo Ferretti, Mexican and Concacaf first team that reaches that instance after eliminate with hierarchy the Brazilian Palmeiras.
“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,” launched Bayern skipper Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, full of enthusiasm .
One step away from the ‘Sextete’
Bayern won the 2020 Bundesliga and the Germany Cup, the Champions League and the Super Cups from Germany and Europe.
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.
When a few months ago there was talk of canceling the World Cup due to the coronavirus, Rummenigge, Hansi Flick and a delegation of team players counted they went to see him to ask him to speak to his friend Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, to convince him that the tournament was disputed at all costs.
Rummenigge assures that this gesture impressed him: “They won everything in 2020, they have a hellish calendar, but they want even more,” he explained.
Bayern are tired
A mishap at the Berlin airport on Friday added even more pressure. When it was due to take off at the end of the night to arrive in Doha around 07:00 a.m. the following day, the team’s plane was grounded in the German capital and They could only go out on Saturday.
On the sporting level, Bayern arrives tired, but its offensive potential (3 goals per game on average this season) He continues to make a difference: he has five consecutive Bundesliga victories.
“Our game is always analyzed saying that Bayern not as dominating as last season. But we must not forget that last year was absolutely exceptional for us, “Thomas Müller recently remarked.
The champions of Germany arrive almost completely in Qatar. Single Leon Goretzka Y Javi martinez, who tested positive for the coronavirus, stayed in Munich.
Since 2013, the Club World Cup has always been won by the European representative and Bayern wants to prolong that dominance.