Bayern will offer all that glitters

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MOVIE TOURNAMENT - Almost everything Pep Guardiola touches turns into gold. And as he landed in the summer of 2013 a team that had already won the Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League UEFA few weeks before , it is with a great deal of talent and confidence that the FC Bayern München addressed Cup Club World Cup Morocco 2013.

This is not really a surprise to see the German club win for the first time this tournament , having won twice its predecessor, the Intercontinental Cup in 1976 and 2001 respectively against Cruzeiro and Boca Juniors, two monuments South America . "Everyone wants to win this competition , but more South Americans , who truly believe that the right thing is really the best club in the world ," says Peruvian Claudio Pizarro, already present in 2001 and in recidivist 2013. After the performance in 2013 of the Bavarians , no need to be in South America for this status to the German club.

The first to have made the costs are Guangzhou Evergrande FC Chinese helplessly in the semifinals ( 0-3 ) despite the tactical science of their world champion Italian coach Marcello Lippi. Another demonstration in the final, where guests Raja Casablanca have made weapons against the armada led by Munich Franck Ribery Gala elected adidas Golden Ball tournament .

Raja defies logic
But if the coronation of Bayern is the logic , it took a big hit during the rest of the tournament. The culprit ? A Raja , who qualified by winning the Moroccan championship 2013 but had lost its luster at the beginning of the following year , even starting the global event after a series of three defeats and a draw. Worse, the Casablanca club thanked his coach Mhamed Fakhir few days before the tournament began to be replaced by the Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti certainly experienced , but that does not know its actual three days before the opening match!

Sufficient however to dominate Auckland City FC , thanks to a last minute goal to Adelilah Hafidi of , after having opened the scoring and made ​​equalize. A scenario that would be repeated twice, and against opponents of a different caliber . CF Monterrey was first dropped weapons in the quarterfinals , then Atlético Mineiro in the next round . To sign such exploits , local talent benefited from their best players , like goalkeeper Khalid Askri , midfielder Mohsine Moutaouali and forward Mouhssine Iajour , but especially a glowing public who provided one of the best scenes in the history of the tournament.

Brazilian fans of Atlético Mineiro , who had moved more than 10,000 have been stifled ... as their players favorite thanks to their Copa Libertadores title and the presence in their ranks Brazilian international , first foremost Ronaldinho . Despite a sublime free-kick from the Seleção engineering to meet the opener , the representatives of the CONMEBOL yielded two counters at the end of the match (1:3) and became the second champion of South America not reach the final after Internacional in 2010.

They console themselves with a bronze medal , and the satisfaction of leaving their name in the history of Galo for bringing him the first continental title in its history. Shared beaten by the " small final " feeling, Guangzhou finishing fourth for the first participation of a club PR China to the test, but with the sense of accomplishment after three consecutive national titles and first League Champion AFC champions club . These successes owe much to the Argentine Dario Conca has played his last game with his team before joining Fluminense , where he had arrived.

His last goal has been registered against Al Ahly SC , which for its fifth participation , will not weigh very heavy , both in the quarter-finals in Guangzhou (0:2) , that during the classification match against CF Monterrey ( 1:5). In their defense , the Egyptians had in Morocco with the only official matches played this season those of the Champions League , the championship was suspended for security reasons. That did not stop the Red Devils to raise their eighth continental trophy, but the legs of Mohamed Aboutrika , Wael Gomaa , Sherif Ekramy , Sherif Abdelfadeel and other Meteab Emad Mohamed Naguib or all thirty lacked a bit of freshness.

Delgado in history
The lack of competition , their last game dating back more than a month before the tournament, may also be the reason for the failure of Mexicans , after their fifth place in 2011 and third in 2012, hoping to take a course for their third consecutive appearance . In the end, they lost to the exploits goalkeeper rajaoui quarter , but consoled themselves with fifth place and the title of top scorer in the tournament's history César Delgado . Scored twice against Al Ahly , the Argentine added two goals to the three listed in the previous two tournaments. So it exceeds Lionel Messi, Denilson and Aboutrika all blocked four . He will however not have the opportunity to do better in 2014 , as the Rayados are not qualified for the finals of the national championship , so for the next Champions League CONCACAF .

For its part , Auckland City hope always be a part of . This would be the sixth participation of New Zealand , five of which resulted in a first-round , including the 2013 edition . But the only non- professional team competition has not yielded to the very last minute of his qualifying match against the host. "We lost but little, and we showed that we were able to hold on to this level , which is an important step for us ," said Ramon Tribulietx , the Spanish coach of Navy Blues . "It was a great experience for us. Now we want to grow and become a larger team . "

Because this is where the common characteristic of all participating teams , regardless of their continent , their style of play , their staff or their experience: they are important and leave their mark in the history of a competition. That FC Bayern just a little deeper ...

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