The players of the Bayern Munich want to add to their five – title Grand Slam in 2020 a sixth trophy: the Club World Cup in Qatar, Although before they will have to face their debut against the Egyptian club Al-Ahly, Winner of the African Champions League.
If they win, the Germans will play in the final on Thursday February 11 at the point of the 12:00 hours from central Mexico to the Tigers by Ricardo Ferretti, first Mexican team and the CONCACAF which reaches this instance later eliminate with hierarchy in the Brazilian Palmeiras.
“We are going to the Club World Cup with the very clear goal of bringing the trophy to Munich. Six trophies from the same season, so far only FC Barcelona has done it,” said Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, full of enthusiasm.
One step away from the ‘sextet’
Bayern won in 2020 the Bundesliga and the German Cup, the Champions League and the Supercopes of Germany and Europe.
In 2013, the ‘Rekordmeister’ had won five trophies out of six, Including the Club World Cup, but did not win the German Super Cup, which he ceded to his great rival at the time, Borussia Dortmund.
When a few months ago there was talk of canceling the World Cup due to the coronavirus, it featured Rummenigge, Hansi Flick and a delegation of players from the team they went to see him to ask him to speak to his friend Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, to convince him that the tournament was played anyway.
Rummenigge says this gesture impressed him: “They won all of 2020, they have a hellish schedule, but they want even more,” he explained.
Bayern are tired
A mishap at Berlin airport on Friday add even more pressure. When it was due to take off at the end of the night to arrive in Doha at around 07:00 the next morning, the team’s plane landed in the German capital and they were only able to leave on Saturday.
In terms of sports, 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.
“We always analyze our game by saying that Bayern it’s not as dominating as last season. But we must not forget that last year was absolutely exceptional for us, “said Thomas Müller recently.
The champions of Germany arrive almost completely in Qatar. not more Leon Goretzka i Javi Martínez, Who tested positive for coronavirus, stayed in Munich.
Since 2013, the Club World Cup has always been won by the European representative and Bayern want to extend this dominance.