On February 11th, the German team Bayern Munich became the winner of the 2020 Club World Cup, winning their fourth championship title. The match, which was played against Tigres from Mexico, took place in Doha, Qatar and ended in 1-0.

The victory, however, was controversial. The only goal of the match was scored by Frenchman Benjamin Pavard in the 15th minute of the second half. It was considered irregular by many as the ball hit Lewandowski’s hand, a Bayern player who is Polish. Also, the play had been overturned by the possibility that Lewandowski was impeded. However, after checking the video referee (or VAR), the play was validated.

With the new title, Bayern became the second team with the most club World Cup victories. It is tied with Milan from Italy. Only Real Madrid is ahead with seven wins.

Glossary

Offside: this football rule states that there must be at least two opponents (the goalkeeper and one more, for example), in front of the athlete who will receive the ball for the play to be validated (unless he is behind the midfield).

Questions
1) Why was Bayern of Munich’s victory considered controversial?
a) Because it took place after the regular time of the match
b) Because a player was injured in the play
c) Because it was the opponent’s own goal
d) Because there was a potential irregularity in the play

2) Who did you cheer for in the Club World Cup final? Why?

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