Who will dethrone Liverpool in the desert? The belated 2020 World Club Cup

[cantagalo]

Palmeiras 0 Tigres 0. Nearly half-time and Tigres looking more likely to take the lead.

Three Palmeiras players have bleached their hair for the occasion. I thought that went out of fashion in 1998.

[cantagalo]

1-0 Tigres. Gignac penalty.

[Jah Womble]

Three Palmeiras players have bleached their hair for the occasion. I thought that went out of fashion in 1998.

Yes, what a smart move that was.

‘Eh? I thought I was passing to Dan Petrescu?’

’No, he went off ten minutes ago.’

(Tigres take the lead from twelve yards.)

[cantagalo]

And fortunate not to concede another penalty minutes later.

Palmeiras are desperate. They've brought on Felipe Melo along with the much more sensible introduction of Patrick de Paula.

[cantagalo]

5 subs on for Palmeiras but they're mainly like for like. They don't seem to be aware that they've got 20 minutes or so to rescue this or they'll be going home to face derision and ridicule.

[Gangster Octopus]

Are they both in the Brazilian top division?

[cantagalo]

At last a decent move but Luiz Adriano fails to make contact with the cross.

[cantagalo]

All over. Well deserved win for Tigres.

[3 Colours Red]

Are they both in the Brazilian top division?

Tigres are from Monterrey - they beat LAFC 3-1 in last year's CONCACAF Champions League final.

[Gangster Octopus]

Erm, I was referring to derision and ridicule...

[3 Colours Red]

I've been whooshed, ain't I?

[jefe]

los tigres del universidad autonomica de nuevo leon are going to play for the theoretical right to be called the best club team in on planet earth, and yet needed a goal from their keeper in the 90 somethingth minute to not be bounced out of CONCACAF CL by the usually 3rd or 4th best team in el salvador. en que mundo vivimos

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

los tigres del universidad autonomica de nuevo leon are going to play for the theoretical right to be called the best club team in on planet earth, and yet needed a goal from their keeper in the 90 somethingth minute to not be bounced out of CONCACAF CL by the usually 3rd or 4th best team in el salvador. en que mundo vivimos

To be fair though if they win this they'll have beaten the champions of Asia, South America and then Europe. It would be churlish to deny them the crown, even if Bayern don't take it too seriously. Being Bayern I very much doubt that will happen, either.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Final's tonight at 6 on the BBC red button. How big a deal will it be in Mexico and by extension CONCACAF if Tigres win this?

[Wouter D]

Palmeiras lost the third-place playoff on penalties, partly because one of their players did this:

https://twitter.com/diegoguichard/status/1359911938260688896?s=20

[Jah Womble]

Really, really don’t see how that’s offside.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

The experiment of playing succesive games on a grass pitch laid on the desert sand is ... not going well.

[elguapo4]

Final's tonight at 6 on the BBC red button. How big a deal will it be in Mexico and by extension CONCACAF if Tigres win this?

I would guess that 90% of Mexican football fans are supporting Bayern Munich tonight.

[ursus arctos]

On what basis do you say that?

It certainly isn't the vibe on Spanish language television here.

Nor would I expect it to be. Tigres have a long-standing rivalry with Monterrey, but they aren't either Chivas (Guadalajara) or America, the "super clubs" with national fanbases that hate each other.

[elguapo4]

Just human nature. I can't imagine fans of the other clubs would want Tigres fans to be able to lord it over them.

[ursus arctos]

I think you are making assumptions about the uniformity of "human nature" that aren't supported by evidence (such as the recorded reaction of Spanish language commentators here with known allegiances to other Mexican clubs and vox pops with supporters of those other clubs)

[elguapo4]

Ok, it was intended to be a light hearted post, I withdraw it.

[ursus arctos]

Ah, apologies

In any event, if Spanish language coverage in the US is any indication, it would have been a very big deal in Mexico had Tigres won and remains a big thing that they qualified.

CONCACAF pride, on the other hand, isn't really a thing

[G-Man]

So Bayern won the Global Charity Shield. And Thomas M?ller got Covid.