Flamengo-RJ – Bayern Munich

Flamengo’s footballers could well spring a surprise

Four Brazilian clubs arrived at the Club World Cup with the bookmakers' distrust, but with serious motivation. Each of them have either beaten the favourites from Europe in their respective groups, or have drawn with them in peace. Given the level of support in the stands provided by South American fans a well-charged and ready Brazilian side could revolutionise world club football and break the hegemony of teams from the Old World. One of the contenders to achieve such lofty goals is Flamengo. This club has already won its group, in which it was the second in status contender for the final first place, and felt the "smell of blood". Bayern, unlike the upcoming opponent, finished the group stage not without defeat. However, in the case of the Munich club, such a spanking on the eve of the play-offs can have maximum positive effect. Firstly, the defeat to Benfica allowed the German superclub to take on Flamengo rather than Chelsea in the play-offs. Secondly, after two wins, one of which was recorded at 10-0, a cold shower is definitely a useful one for the star players from Munich. Bookmakers have identified the representative of Europe as the favourite for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.66 on his victory. Flamengo started the tournament with an expected victory over Esperance. The team managed to create a real surprise in the second half of the meeting with Chelsea. Having lost to the Blues in the first half, after the break Fla transformed beyond recognition and defeated the London club with a final score of 3:1. Even then, the Brazilian club had already secured the top spot, so the draw with LA can be put down to squad rotation. Bayern started the tournament with a fabulous 10-0 scoreline against Auckland City. Boca Juniors were beaten 2-1. In the case of Bayern, the rotation of the squad without loss of quality did not work out. In the third round Kompany released Kane and other important players, already saving from the defeat to Benfica, but he failed to fulfil the task - 0:1. Bayern will play with Flamengo "first number one". The European superclub should not let their fans down this time.