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André-Pierre Gignac was the figure of Tigres in the Club World Cup, gave the felines a pass to the final, scoring in the matches against Ulsan and Palmeiras, however, that light that is usually seen in the French was turned off against Bayern Munich.
During the first half of the final of the “Mundialito”, the Tigers only had three arrivals at the rival goal, but only one was dangerous.
In fact, the Frenchman only had two shots on target. Despite everything, Gignac looked calm after the defeat, in a match in which he never gave up.
“We are disappointed, but I think we represent Mexico very well . Thanks for all the support and we will come back stronger. Hopefully the following editions more Mexican teams can reach the final “, was the message from André-Pierre Gignac at the end of the match .
The message from @ 10 APG pic.twitter.com/NX3V7PNSgH
– Solo Tigres (@solotigres) February 10, 2021
André-Pierre Gignac also received recognition as the Silver Ball, as he was the second best player in the club tournament, Lewandowski received the Ball Gold and Joshua Kimmich the Bronze Ball.
In addition, the Frenchman was crowned the Club World Cup scoring champion, with three goals scored in previous matches .
✓ Golden Ball: Robert Lewandowski.
✓ Silver Ball: André-Pierre Gignac.
✓ Bronze Ball: Joshua Kimmich.The best in the World Cup Clubs 2020.
INTERNATIONAL PODIUM. pic.twitter.com/T9TWufNbnI
– Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) February 11, 2021
🔥 The boss
Because the tournament doesn’t matter, @ 10 APG always appears in the most important moments with @TigresOficial 👑 😎
In the Club World Cup he managed to score 3 goals and sent his team to a HISTORICAL final final
The usual 🤩 pic.twitter.com / hM8rnxXamL
– TUDN MEX (@TUDNMEX) February 11 , 2021
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