By Islam Sabulino
Goals from Ballon d’ Or bound Franck Ribery, Mario Mandzukic and Mario Gotze were enough to send the Bavarians into the finals of the Club World Cup with a comprehensive 3-0 semi final win over Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday.
The win by Bavarians made the the Germany legend Beckenbauer to shower praises on Pep Guardiola’s men who are bidding to win their fifth trophy of 2013.
“I believe the opponents are better than they showed, but Bayern are simply on another footballing level,” said Beckenbauer in Agadir.
Philipp Lahm was delighted by his side’s impressive performance against the Asian Champions Guangzhou.
“We are determined to win the title, but we’re going to enjoy the experience, especially if we pick up the trophy on Saturday against either Atletico Mineiro or Raja Casablanca,” the full-back said.
“What’s great is that we’re playing in a tournament that none of us have played in yet.That makes it special.”
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