FC Bayern reached the round of 16 at the club World Cup prematurely. The German football record champion prevailed against the Boca Juniors from Argentina in Miami after a long outline of strong performance with 2: 1 (1: 0). In the game on Tuesday (9:00 p.m. CEST/SAT.1 and DAZN) in Charlotte against Benfica Lisbon, it's still about the group victory. In the round of the best 16, Chelsea, Flamengo or Tunis are the possible opponents.
Goal scorer Harry Kane put the long-aware FC Bayern in front of 63,587 spectators in the hard rock stage in the 18th minute. Boca equalized in a heated atmosphere by Miguel Merenirt (66.), but the strong Michael Olise (84th) countered.
Musiala is again injured
However, there was a drop of bitterness for the Munich team, who had celebrated a shooting festival at the start of the mammutt tournament in the USA at 10: 0 against Auckland: substitute Jamal Musiala had to be injured shortly before the end. The young star had only become fit shortly before the World Cup after a week break.
After better training under competition conditions against Auckland, Kompany switched to three positions. Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Konrad Laimer moved into the team for Sacha Boey, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Thomas Müller. “You will apply all tactics you have to get us out of the concept,” Kane warned before the game: “We have to be prepared for that. It's a dangerous game.”
The Bavarians started against the 35-time Argentine champion, who had reached a 2-2 win against Benfica in a heated opening game with three red cards. After eight minutes there was already the first goal. But a directly converted cornerball by Michael Olise was withdrawn due to a previous foul game after video studies.
With Kane's hit, which energetically prevailed in the penalty area, everything was correct. Bayern had everything under control, but missed it to expand the lead. Kingsley Coman (20th), Olise (32nd) and Kane (35th) failed free -standing. On the other hand, Boca was rarely dangerous.
After the change, Bayern stayed on the trigger. But again it was the striking Olise (52nd) that left a very good chance unused – like Kane a short time later. This should take revenge. Boca now came up, Merenstiel completed ice cold. The Munich team wiggled for the first time. The substitutes of Musiala and Leroy Sané, which was still available until the round of 16 before moving to Galatasaray, did not initially bring the hoped -for effect – until Olise hit.
