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Bayern Munich have booked their place in the Club World Cup quarter-final after beating Flamengo 4-2 at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Bundesliga champions struck early with an Erick Pulgar own goal and a deflected Harry Kane strike giving them a 2-0 lead inside 10 minutes. Gerson hammered a strike past Manuel Neuer to halve the deficit but Leon Goretzka restored the two-goal advantage with a great strike of his own from distance.
Jorginho cut the lead back to one from the penalty spot but Kane made sure of the Bayern victory with a brilliant finish in the 73rd minute.
The Germans will face European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-final on Saturday, July 5.
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With four last-16 ties down, two of our Club World Cup quarter-finals have been confirmed.
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The quarter-final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain will mark the 15th meeting between the clubs. Bayern have won 8 of those meetings to PSG's 6 – the two have never drawn a match against one another.
You only have to go back to November to find their most recent meeting, as the two clubs faced off in the league phase of the Champions League. Bayern ran out 1-0 winners at home, with Kim Min-jae scoring the lone goal before Ousmane Dembele was sent off for the Parisians.
Their most famous meeting came in the final of the Champions League in 2020, when Kingsley Coman scored the lone goal in Lisbon to crown Bayern champions of Europe. Five years on, that title belongs to PSG.
Finally, Kompany was asked about the upcoming quarter-final against PSG, with reference to the European champions' improvement over the course of the season.
💬 “I hope that we all would progress, that's the job of a coach and a team. We'll see what it needs to be for that game but the main thing is that we have to rest now and recover from this game. We need to use every single day we've got to rebuild our energy.
“What more do you want? Top sides playing against each other on the biggest stage, so we'll be ready for that.”
Speaking to DAZN, Vincent Kompany touched on the influence the Flamengo fans had on the game before focusing on the match itself.
💬 “It felt there was double the amount (of Flamengo fans) because the atmosphere was so special, so electric.
“In the first 20 minutes we were playing well, but the intensity was ferocious and I was thinking if this was going to carry on in this heat and against this opponent. And, to be fair, we grew into the game.
“It was a good game for the fans and we're really happy to go to the next round.”
Bayern Munich's win brings us to the halfway stage of the last 16 and we have been treated to some great ties so far.
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Harry Kane spoke to DAZN after his two-goal performance led Bayern Munich to victory.
💬 “It was tough, we were playing against a really good side. Difficult conditions, very hot. Every time we looked like we could get away they clawed it back but the fourth goal was important to ease the nerves for the last 10 minutes or so and from there we controlled it well.
“(The quarter-final) will be another tough game. PSG have had an amazing season. We played them earlier in the year and came out on top, so we need to try and use that energy and that feeling. We know it will be difficult but we feel we can beat anyone when we’re at our level. We’ve shown that in the tournament so far. We need to recover well and get ready for it.”
That was a highly charged game of football and Harry Kane, not someone who always wears his heart on his sleeve, was as emotional as anyone throughout the match.
So, when he scored the goal to restore Bayern's two-goal lead, I think he enjoyed it…
That was a proper major tournament game.
It had just about everything: a load of goals, nine yellow cards and a penalty among countless other flashpoints.
In the end, Bayern Munich could count on their greater quality in attacking areas, namely Harry Kane, but they came under real pressure from their Brazilian opponents.
Flamengo exit the tournament, but they can hold their heads high as they bow out of the Club World Cup.
One of the few criticisms of Harry Kane is that he doesn't produce his best stuff enough in the biggest games. And while some football fans will argue that games at this tournament are still not quite elite fixtures, he has come up with some key contributions for Bayern.
He got a goal and an assist in the vital 2-1 win against Boca Juniors and produced two moments of quality today to help his side see off Flamengo.
Yes, his first goal took a deflection on its way in but there was nothing wrong with his second goal, a pure strike from under his feet right into the bottom corner.
The England captain will need to maintain this form if Bayern are to continue their progression at this tournament.
The brief, fragmented roar from the few Bayern fans in attendance that greeted Michael Oliver's final whistle was quickly drowned out by chants of 'FLAMENGO' by the thousands in red and black at Hard Rock Stadium. They recognise that the Brazilian champions left everything out on the field in this Club World Cup round of 16 match and competed well against a richer, better and more ruthless team. How different could things have been if they had been fortunate enough to face Benfica instead?
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Flamengo pushed them throughout the match but Bayern Munich's quality shone through in the end as they advance to the quarter-final where they'll face European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
90+7' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
Sane is one-on-one with Rossi and but can't beat the goalkeeper. Bayern's win is assured here but Sane would've liked to have that one.
90+4' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
De La Cruz tries his luck on a free kick from distance but it hits the top of the Bayern wall and loops out for a corner.
Nothing comes from the Flamengo corner and we're heading towards a quiet finish here in Miami.
90+3' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
Sacha Boey replaces Harry Kane and Thomas Muller comes on for Konrad Laimer.
90+2' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
Laimer cuts across a Flamengo player and brings him down, earning himself the fifth yellow card for Bayern and ninth overall in this match.
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90+1' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
Seven minutes are added on to the end of the match. If Flamengo are to pull off a miracle here, they've got to get moving.
Flamengo have been unwaveringly brave in possession, but Filipe Luis will rue the turnovers he had stressed the importance of avoiding in his pre-match press conference. All four of Bayern's goals have been the direct or indirect result of Flamengo giving the ball away in their own defensive third, followed pretty swiftly by a clinical finish from the German champions (besides the own goal).
87' Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
We're up to eight yellow cards today as Musiala receives the latest one for a late foul on De la Cruz.