Tigres already waiting in the final for Bayern Munich or Ulsan Hyundai after beating Palmeiras
French striker André-Pierre Gignac said that Tigres went to the Club World Cup to make history and that he is not celebrating second place, but having placed in the final of the fair.
“I said it after Ulsan that we came to make history, because a long time ago I had to wait for this moment to win a CONCACAF to reach the Club World Cup, we are in the final, it was difficult to win the champion of the Liberators, I am happy for the institution, the fans who deserve it and for us who got a good job.
“I’m not celebrating second place, we can celebrate the passage to the final, but tomorrow to start preparing for the final, we’ll see who plays against us, in this tournament nothing is easy, everyone can win, we are ready for anything” he stated.
In turn, striker Carlos Gonzalez said they are proud to have reached the final of the international fair, making them the first Mexican team to do so.
“We are with the stars in the bright sky, we are proud of what we did, people are crying with us, this victory is for them. With a lot of effort we got the job done, we are happy to play this great final so dreamed and the figure was the archer of Palmeiras, we were able to take more advantage, we did what we could and we got the task, very happy for that “, he expressed.
The striker made it clear that the felines came to the international fair in search of putting up the name of Mexico and that now they are only thinking about taking the title to the Club World Cup.
“We come with this mentality of leaving high the name of Mexico, of the CONCACAF, with a lot of pride we can say that we got what we came for, to reach a final, no team has succeeded, we want more, to carry- us this cup, we are motivated and hopeful that this task can be achieved, “he added.
The Colombian Luis Quiñones rejected that Tigres think that they already fulfilled when arriving at the end of the contest and made clear they will fight to take the crown, “we are players who speak in the parties, we have done it over the years, focused on what we have to do and focused on coming out champions. “