This season’s Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich is in Group C with Benfica, Boca Youth and Auckland City. Since Bayern is likely to lock in the top spot in the group, the competition for another qualifying place is relatively fierce. Another important highlight is that Chinese player Zhou Tong is expected to play for Auckland City.
Team introduction: Bayern confronts Oceania alone
Auckland City in Group B is the only Oceania team this year. This New Zealand team is a regular visitor to the Club World Cup, but most of them stop in the first round. Bayern, who won the Bundesliga championship with a 13-point advantage, has the strongest strength in this group and has reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, with an overall record this season.
Benfica ranked second in the Portuguese Super League with a slight gap this season. With many powerful players in the team, he is the team that is most likely to pose a threat to Bayern in this group. Boca Youth is an old-fashioned Argentina team. This giant, which has won the Argentine League championship 40 times, only welcomed the post of temporary coach Elon at the end of April. However, they were unfortunately eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Arab League Spring League and failed to achieve ideal results.
Schedule: Zhou Tong may face Bayern in his first match
At 0:00 on June 16, Bayern’s match against Auckland City will be the second game of this Club World Cup. Boca Youth vs. Benfica will be held at 6:00 on June 17. The other two rounds of this group will be held on June 21 and 25. The specific schedule is as follows:
June 16 00:00 Bayern Munich vs Auckland City
June 17 06:00 Boca Youth vs Benfica
June 21 00:00 Benfica vs Auckland City
June 21 09:00 Bayern Munich vs Boca Youth
June 25 03:00 Benfica vs Bayern Munich
June 25 03:00 Benfica vs Bayern Munich
June 25 03:00 Auckland City vs Boca Youth
Quote situation: Bayern advances at a low risk
Bundesliga class bully Bayern has absolute strength in Group C. As long as he performs normally, there is little suspense about winning the top spot in the group. However, Bayern defeated Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League this season, proving that the gap between Benfica and Bayern is not too big. If the Portuguese Super League giants have better performance on the spot, they will have a chance to make a bad shot.
The Boca youth also has a good lineup thickness and are likely to compete with Benfica for a qualifying spot, but the failure in the league has sounded the alarm. Compared with other teams, Oakland City has basically no advantage, and for them, it is obviously more meaningful to enjoy the fun of fighting the giants.
Star player: Kane’s leading star line
Kane, who won his first career championship, has scored a total of 37 goals in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, and he is the absolute core of Bayern’s offensive end. In addition, Mueller, who is about to say goodbye to Bayern, will perform his last dance in the Club World Cup. Also saying goodbye is Di Maria, who is Benfica. Although the Portuguese Super League has excellent 8 goals and 5 assists, the 37-year-old has decided to return to his parent team Rosario Central after the Club World Cup and bid farewell to European football.
Cavani, who once fought side by side with Di Maria in Paris Grande, will reunite with his old friends on behalf of Boca’s youth. Beside him, there are two former Manchester United players Herrera and Rojo. Among the players in Auckland City, Zhou Tong is obviously the focus of Chinese fans’ attention. “Little Overlord” is a very distinctive player when playing in the Chinese Super League. If he can make a debut in the Club World Cup, he will create the history of Chinese football.
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