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European giants have no choice but to South American ball control + confrontation, Bayern gives the correct answer

8:02pm, 26 June 2025【Football】

Before the Club World Cup started, I thought it would become an expanded version of the Champions League, but I didn't expect that the second round would be almost finished. As a result, the South American team did not lose until the 10th game.

European treble champion Paris lost to South American Liberators champion Bottafogo, and Chelsea was humiliated by Flamengo again. After playing in the first 9 games, the South American team remained unbeaten with 6 wins and 3 draws. It was not until the 10th game that Bayern, who valued the most, defeated the Boca Youth 2-1 very hard, winning the first victory of the European team against the South American powerhouse. The reason why

is optimistic about the prospects of European teams' Club World Cup is that in the past many years, the gap between the South American Liberators Cup champions and European giants has always been very large.

However, it should be noted that the previous Club World Cup was mostly held in Asia, and South American teams often suffered a great impact when they went to unfamiliar venues.

Although the Club World Cup was held in the United States this time, for South American teams, they are very adapted to the climate here. To a certain extent, they occupy the right time, place and people.

Another key point is that both Paris and Chelsea won the European Championship and played against the European League before the Club World Cup. The main players of most giant teams have just experienced the celebration after winning the championship.

So from the game, we can also see that the intensity of confrontation between European teams is obviously not as good as that of South American teams. Especially when Paris Saint-Germain faced Bottafogo, it even rotated the main lineup, allowing the midfield to rest against the best Neves and Fabian, which led to more problems.

, and the referee is relatively more inclined to South American teams in terms of the scale of phishing, which has also led to further amplification of the problem.

After all, the climate was hot at the end of June, and for European teams who had just finished the whole season, the physical burden was also very high. Especially South American teams have better skills and strong midfield ball control ability, and will not make any mistakes easily, which further expands their advantages.

Bayern Munich became the only European team to win two consecutive victories. On the one hand, Bayern did not have a championship in the European competition this season, and on the other hand, Germany only won fourth place in the European League, so they are more serious in preparing for the game.

On the other hand, Bayern is not a technical style of play, it focuses on confrontation and achieves more direct results in a simpler way.

Obviously, European teams are still significantly better than South American teams, but their condition is not good. Especially for European technical play, it will be uncomfortable to encounter South American iron barrel array (Paris is the most obvious example). If you want to win, you still have to return to a part of the play that combines strength and impact.

I believe that in the knockout round, European teams will work harder and may have better results. But if most European teams can only advance in the second group, this may also make the prospect of knockouts even more unpredictable.

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