At the club World Cup
This top opponent threatens FC Bayern in the round of 16
Updated on June 24, 2025 – 2:50 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Bayern wants to make the group victory against Benfica. But who would wait for the record champion afterwards?
FC Bayern already has the ticket for the round of 16 at the club World Cup. With two wins from two games, the German record champion made everything clear early. However, it is still open whether the Munich reaches the next round as a group winner or as a group second. The decisive factor for this is the duel against Benfica this Tuesday evening (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online). Because Benfica has only two points behind FC Bayern, so it could overtake Munich with a win.
At the same time, Benfica would benefit from a draw. Because that would secure second place. The Portuguese are not yet sure in the round of 16, the Boca Juniors could still pass a win against Auckland.
It is clear which group the round of 16 of the Bayern Group (C) meet. It is against the teams from group D. There is even the group winner: Flamengo. The Brazilians won two victories from two games, defeated both Chelsea (England) and Esperance Tunis (Tunisia). On the last matchday you will now meet Los Angeles FC. However, since the direct comparison is more important than the goal difference, Flamengo can no longer become second with a defeat.
Los Angeles FC has already left, which is why the game has little meaning. The direct duel between Chelsea and Esperance all the more, because the winner continues. With a draw, the English would be ahead due to the better goal difference. Both duels rise parallel at 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
This leads to the following starting point for Bavaria:
FC Bayern does not want to be influenced by the possible opponent. Coach Vincent Kompany does not want to rotate, for example, relies on Manuel Neuer instead of Talent Jonas Urbig in the goal: “We have discussed it very clearly. The role of Manu in this tournament is to bring us as far as possible as the number one, with his performance, his leadership and his qualities. There are zero discussions. If manu is fit, then of course we are all very happy.”