Bayern Munich Raih Piala Ke-4, Tekuk Raja 2-0 di Piala Dunia Klub
Bayern Munich Seal Quadruple after 2-0 Victory in Club World Cup
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Marrakesh (B2B) - Juara Eropa Bayern Munich menambahkan Piala Dunia Klub pada koleksi piala kemenangan mereka, setelah mengalahkan Raja Casablanca 2-0 di final yang berlangsung Sabtu malam waktu setempat.
Juara klub Eropa ini mencetak rekor dengan lima gelar di turnamen internasional sebagai juara Liga Champions, juara Bundesliga, Piala Jerman, Super Cup Eropa.
"Saya tahu kami mampu menggapai kemenangan dan juara di tiap kompetisi dan itulah kunci keberhasilannya," kata pelatih Pep Guardiola, yang meraih piala ini ketiga kalinya, termasuk dua kali bersama Barcelona. "Laga 25 menit pertama kami bermain sangat baik. Setelah itu kami lupa untuk menyerang."
Bayern dua kali meraih gelar juara International Cups - khusus untuk laga ini - seperti mengulang laga 37 tahun lalu, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Pemain bertahan Dante dan Thiago Alcantara mencetak gol pada 22 menit awal ketika Bayern tampil sebagai juara, menyusul piala sebelumnya yang sudah disabet mereka yakni Liga Champions, Bundesliga dan Piala Jerman, pada musim lalu.
Raja, yang mengalahkan juara Amerika Selatan Atletico Mineiro untuk sampai ke babak final, tidak sanggup menahan tekanan lawan dan hanya sesekali berhasil mengancam pertahanan lawan.
"Mereka adalah klub terbaik di dunia dengan pelatih terbaik. Kami yakin ini adalah kesempatan kami tapi kami kurang beruntung hari ini," kata Faouzi Benzarti, pelatih Raja. "Kami bermain kurang agresif. Dan kami melawan klub raksasa."
Marrakes - Bayern Munich capped the greatest year in club history by beating Raja Casablanca 2-0 Saturday for its first Club World Cup.
The European champion added a record fifth title to its trophy cabinet at the tournament of continental champions to go with the Champions League, Bundesliga, German Cup, and European Super Cup triumphs.
"I think we knew how to approach each game and that was key," said coach Pep Guardiola, who won the event for the third time, including twice before with Barcelona. "The first 25 minutes we played very well. After that we forgot to attack."
Bayern won the first of two Intercontinental Cups — the forerunner to this event — exactly 37 years ago.
Dante scored early to deflate the Moroccan hosts at Marrakech Stadium, and Thiago Alcantara put the Bavarians in command with his 22nd-minute goal.
Raja, which beat Copa Libertadores champion Atletico Mineiro in the semifinals, used its speed on the break and came close to scoring but couldn´t keep up with the German champions and their deep lineup of international players.
"It is the greatest team in the world with the greatest coach. We believed in our means but we were not lucky today," Raja coach Faouzi Benzarti said. "We were not aggressive enough. And we were playing giants."
