Club World Cup
Boca juniors make it difficult for FC Bayern
06/21/2025 – 5:00 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Bayern won its second game at the club World Cup 2-1. Opponent Boca Juniors held up the print champion’s pressure for a long time.
FC Bayern also won the second game at the club World Cup, albeit with difficulty. The record champion largely dominated the game, but was unable to use several opportunities. Boca, on the other hand, convinced over long distances with a solid defensive performance and even managed to equalize.
Harry Kane put the Bayern in the lead in the 18th minute after a goal was not given by Olise – Gnabry had blocked the opposing goalkeeper. Then Boca stood largely in their own half, rarely managed to cross the center line. FC Bayern, on the other hand, put pressure on, but on the one hand failed due to the strong defense, on the other hand also. The Argentinians were able to save themselves in the half -time break without another goal.
After the restart, Boca was astonishingly confident and broke through again and again against Bayern defense. Then the shock in the 66th minute: After a ball loss from Olise, the Argentinians played quickly, Velasco sent Mereniel on the journey and then the shock: Miguel Mereniel hits for Boca.
Boca was still strong, but then Michael Olise redeemed the record champion in the 84th minute. Laimer fueled himself into the sixteen, he and Kimmich somehow poked the ball too. The Englishman kept the overview of Olise, who hit the left corner precisely from 15 meters. After that, the Bavarians showed themselves more, Laimer scored into the goal but the referee decided on the sidelines.
Coach Vincent Company from Bayern Munich football champion had made three changes to his starting eleven in the second group game of the club World Cup against the Boca Juniors. Konrad Laimer, Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry are in the game on Saturday morning (3:00 a.m. MESZ/DAZN and SAT.1), unlike at the start against Auckland City (10: 0) from the start.
Sacha Boey, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Thomas Müller, on the other hand, initially sat on the bench. Just like Jamal Musiala, who had a hat trick on his comeback against Auckland after over two months of injury.