The Bayern Munich’s journey, in the Club World Cup, did not start on the right foot. Reigning Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League champions had a delay, of more than seven hours, in the flight that took them to Doha, Qatar, venue of the tournament, at club level, which crowns the world champion.
After their 0-1 victory on matchday 20 of the Bundesliga against Hertha Berlin, the Bavarian team was preparing to travel to the Asian country; Nevertheless, the plane that would take them was not ready for takeoff and the club was forced to delay the flight.
The heavy snow in the German capital prevented the take-off process from taking place at the appropriate time; this was expressed by the airline Qatar Airlines. The plane was able to leave seven later than planned, they made a stopover in Munich to change the crew team and, finally, they managed to reach Qatar.
Calendar in the Club World Cup
Bayern Munich will debut next Monday, February 8, in the semi-final of the tournament against the Egyptian team Al-Ahly Sporting Club; the meeting will be at 12:00 hours, in the center of the Mexican Republic. In case of advancing, they would be contesting the final against the winner of Tigres de Monterrey or Palmeiras, next Thursday, February 11.