Club World Cup | BAYERN-TIGRES Bayern reach the Sextete, like Guardiola's Barça

Bayern won the Club World Cup and already has its Sextete, like Guardiola's Barça in 2009. But the coronation of the King of Kings was accompanied by much controversy. The goal that gave the Bavarians the 1-0 victory had to be reviewed by the VAR, initially by an offside that, taking a look at the lines that FIFA drew, it was not. But the Polish Bayern star seemed (indeed) to elbow the ball that ended up in Pavard's boots for the side to finish off an empty goal. The very brave Tigres de Monterrey complained, but it was of no use to them. The goal rose to the light of Doha and crowned the best Bayern in its centenary history.

They didn't start biting the Tigers, but neither did Bayern. A lot of caution on both sides, little verticality, typical in a final. What you don't get used to is seeing Bayern jogging. The Flick team has little to do with the beast that destroyed Barcelona, ​​barely half a year ago. Especially when things are complicated. Ferretti knows a lot about this and was opposed by a disciplined team, which reduced spaces and deprived the champion of the Champions of what he lives: the overflow. Still, it came. A shot from Kimmich from the edge ended in the back of Guzmán's net, but the VAR canceled the goal (this time, very correctly) for offside by Lewandowski. The Pole had another, but he was not fine. Bad omen. At the moment.

Flick was unhinged in the band when he saw how well tamed the Ferretti Tigers were. What the Aztecs lacked was that their Lewandowski, the Frenchman Gignac, appeared, but it was difficult for the UANL to find its star, well tied by Lucas and Süle in the center of the Munich rear. Those at the top also went up a gear. More speed, more momentum, more Bayern. Gnabry warned. He went high. And it was then, in '59, when Pavard, at pleasure after a Lewandowski aerial duel with Guzmán, scored the goal that raised Bayern to another sphere. He went in, but the lineman had raised the flag. Lewy again. Again the VAR. There was no offside, but, some elbow, yes. Lewandowski's elbow. Football history.

Ferretti acknowledges that Bayern was superior

Brazilian Ricardo Ferretti, coach of the UANL Tigres, acknowledged this Thursday that Bayern Munich was better than his team and deserved the title at the Club World Cup in Qatar. “We tried to make our game, they were superior and deserved the victory,” he said, referring to the Germans' 1-0 victory with a goal from Benjamin Pavard. Ferretti's Tigres started well, but Bayern prevented them from advancing three-quarters of the pitch forward and limited the Mexican attack to a single shot on goal.

“We have to keep working, improving in many aspects, if we want to have the level that we hope for, next time, deserve the victory,” he said. “The team did not break down, it was good, it sought to attack against a team that defends well, has possession of the ball and put pressure on the entire court,” added the coach. Ferretti acknowledged that he is not returning to Mexico happy because he wanted the world title, but he appreciated the dedication of his players.

By reaching the World Cup final, Tigres, who have won five league titles in Mexico in the last 10 years, achieved their best international performance, after reaching the final of the Copa Libertadores in 2015 and having won the Liga de Concacaf champions last December. In the Mexican Clausura, he adds two wins, a draw and a loss, with one game pending, and is eighth in the table. The team will travel to Mexico in the next few hours to host Cruz Azul on Wednesday. -EFE