Bayern Munich completed a clean sweep of trophies as they overcame Mexican side Tigres UANL in the FIFA Club World Cup final.
Without the influential Thomas Muller and Jerome Boateng, Bayern laboured for much of Thursday’s final in Qatar, with their usual efficiency in front of goal absent.
A harsh offside decision from the VAR denied Joshua Kimmich a first-half opener, but the technology came to Bayern’s aid in the 59th minute when it instructed referee Esteban Ostojich to overturn the decision to disallow Pavard’s goal for a Robert Lewandowski offside.
The first North American team to reach the Club World Cup final, Tigres had a hopeful penalty appeal dismissed shortly after Pavard’s effort, but they failed to test Manuel Neuer as Bayern completed a clean sweep of six trophies over the course of the last 12 months.
