Bayern Munich beat Tigres 1-0 to win Club World Cup

Bayern Munich beat Tigres 1-0 to win the Club World Cup on Thursday for its sixth title below coach Hansi Flick, hours after midfielder Thomas Müller examined constructive for the coronavirus.
In entrance of a masked, socially distanced crowd, Benjamin Pavard scored the one objective within the 59th minute in a snug sport for the Champions League winner in opposition to Mexico’s Tigres, the primary staff from North and Central America to succeed in the world last.
Müller wasn’t there to rejoice with the staff, although. Bayern and FIFA mentioned he was moved into isolation after his constructive take a look at was revealed. Their statements didn’t deal with how Müller might need been contaminated or whether or not some other gamers had shut contact with him.
Bayern Munich’s Niklas Sule in motion with Tigres UANL’s Carlos Gonzalez. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous
“It’s a shame he can’t be here and I hope he’s back soon,” striker Robert Lewandowski mentioned in televised feedback. “In football something like this can happen and you have to not accept it but adapt to it, and show your best football.”
Bayern provides the title to its haul of the German league and cup, the Champions League and the European and German Super Cups below Flick inside the final yr.
Bayern Munich fan contained in the stadium sporting scarves and protecting masks earlier than the match REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous
Two video critiques modified the course of the sport. The first dominated out a objective after deeming that the offside Lewandowski was interfering with play when he jumped over Joshua Kimmich’s goal-bound shot within the 18th minute.
The second assessment gave Benjamin Pavard the opening objective, overturning one other offside name in opposition to Lewandowski, who had challenged the goalkeeper earlier than the ball bounced free for Pavard to knock into the web.
Both groups had gamers who featured in Mexico’s shock win over Germany on the 2018 World Cup. An analogous upset was by no means on the playing cards. Tigres got here closest to scoring in its personal internet when a misplaced headed backpass was stopped on the objective line by keeper Nahuel Guzmán.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino with the Club World Cup trophy. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
Bayern’s win prolonged Europe’s run of consecutive Club World Cup wins to eight, highlighting European golf equipment’ huge monetary benefit over the remainder of the world. Leroy Sané may have scored one other for Bayern, however his Thirty fourth-minute shot brushed the bar on its method over.
Egyptian membership Al Ahly secured third place with a 3-2 win on penalties over South American champion Palmeiras after the sport completed 0-0. The format didn’t embody additional time. Al Ahly’s third place was the very best end result by an African staff on the Club World Cup since Morocco’s Raja Casablanca misplaced the 2013 last to Bayern Munich.
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