Al-Ahly's character is stronger than Barcelona against Bayern Munich ... "an honorable loss"
Al-Ahly of Egypt appeared honorably against Bayern Munich, despite losing 2-0 in the match that brought the two teams together today, Monday, in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.
Despite the technical level, football logic and the nominations that were in the interest of the European champion to win a broad victory, the realistic method and tactical discipline dissolved the differences and pushed the match towards an acceptable result in light of the individual and collective technical differences.
Al-Ahly brought back to mind the disastrous loss of Barcelona, Spain, to the German machines and the historic millers, with a score of 2-8 in the Champions League semi-finals, but in a completely upside down manner, as Al-Ahly seemed more logical and was able to match Bayern in the spirit of the red jerseys and fight for the ball all over the stadium.
On the side of Al-Ahly, its captain, goalkeeper Muhammad Al-Shennawi, shone in confronting the balls of the best player in the Polish world, Lewandowski, and the right-back Muhammad Hani also violated all expectations and presented a world-class match in defensive coverage and strong starts.
Digitally .. Bayern had the most possession by more than 70 percent and was able to invest it by scoring two goals with the signature of Lewandowski, and the Bavarian shot on goal 23 balls against five for the African champion.
What is striking about the match is the professional way that came out from the technical point of view and the mutual respect between the two teams in the matches, as well as the mature arbitration administration of the Emirati referee, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, who did not announce any card in the match and came out with it in a clean manner befitting the name and entity of the two teams.
The match is by numbers
Takeover
Bayern Munich: 69%
Al-Ahly: 31%
Passes
Bayern Munich: 756
Ahly: 346
Attacks
Bayern Munich 128
Al Ahly 81
Corners
Bayern Munich: 6
Al-Ahly: zero
Crosses
Bayern Munich: 19
Al-Ahly: 8
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