Benjamin Pavard was on target as Bayern Munich won the FIFA Club World Cup final 1-0 against Mexican side Tigres on Thursday, making history in the process by completing the sextuple.

Bayern Munich 1-0 Tigres
Goals: 1-0 Pavard (61')

This title completed the set for Hansi Flick’s side, who lifted the Bundesliga, DFB Cup, UEFA Champions League, DFL Supercup and UEFA Super Cup trophies in 2019/20. They survived a scare as early as the first minute when Tigres talisman Andre-Pierre Gignac was afforded a free header, but it was deflected wide from a corner. Bayern grew into the game after that and there were a couple of promising openings for Robert Lewandowski before Joshua Kimmich thought he had put his side ahead with a swerving long-range strike, only for it to be disallowed for an offside call against the Polish forward. Alphonso Davies was dangerous down the left with a couple of surging runs but Leroy Sane went closest to breaking the deadlock when his first-time strike from the edge of the box from a corner struck the top of the crossbar.

The Bundesliga leaders remained the superior side after the break and Sane had the first chance of the second half, but he headed over from Kingsley Coman’s left-wing cross. Serge Gnabry then had a glorious opportunity to fire Bayern in front, but his attempted curler towards the top corner floated just high of the target. Pavard showed them how it was done midway through the half, firing in from close range after Lewandowski had beaten Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman to Kimmich’s cross. The Mexican side struggled to muster a response and it was Bayern who went closest to scoring again, with Carlos Salcedo almost heading into his own net following a misunderstanding with Guzman, who made amends moments later to keep out Douglas Costa’s stinging drive. It was ultimately of little consequence, however, as Bayern held firm to complete the sextuple and lift the crown as the world’s best team.

Match stats

• Bayern became only the second team in history to win the sextuple, after Barcelona in 2010.
• Bayern lifted the trophy for the first time in 2013, with Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, David Alaba, Jerome Boateng and Martinez the only players still at the club since then.
• Pavard's goal was his first in all competitions this season.
• A team from the UEFA confederation has won the Club World Cup in 13 of the 17 editions it has been played to date.
• Tigres were the first Mexican side ever to reach a Club World Cup final.
• Gignac scored three goals in three games in Qatar, his winner against Palmeiras adding to his brace against Ulsan Hyundai FC in the second round.

Line-ups

Bayern: Neuer - Pavard, Süle, Alaba, Hernandez - Kimmich - Coman (Costa 73'), Gnabry (Tolisso 64'), Sane (Musiala 73'), Davies - Lewandowski (Choupo-Moting 73')
Unsed subs: Schneller, Hoffmann, Sarr, Roca, Dantas,
Out: Boateng (personal reasons), Goretzka (not included), Martinez (not included), Müller (not included), Nianzou (thigh), Nübel (ankle)
Coach: Hansi Flick

Tigres: Guzman - Rodrigue (J. Quinones 80'), Reyes, Salcedo, Duenas - Quinones, Pizarro, Carioca, Aquino - Gonzalez - Gignac
Unsed subs: Chavez, Delgado, Avalos, Ayala, Cruz, Meza, Sanchez, Sanchez, Fernandez, Fulgencio, Sierra, Ogama
Out: -
Coach: Ricardo Ferretti

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