JAKARTA - Liverpool consecrated themselves as the best team in the world. Competing at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Liverpool beat Brazilian club Flamengo 1-0 in the final on Saturday, December 21.
This trophy is the first for the Harbor Club. The victory over Flamengo not only gave the club an injection of £ 4 million - equivalent to Rp.72 billion, but also gave the club a big prestige in the form of a gold emblem for the club world champion.
The 7.8 cm long, 5.7 cm wide emblem is entitled to be pinned by Liverpool on their jersey for the next year until the next FIFA Club World Cup.
The match against Flamengo was tough. Coming down with the best squad did not make Jurgen Klopp's team more dominant. New goals came in extra rounds. Exactly 99 minutes, Sadio Mane gave a pass which Roberto Firmino successfully completed.
The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup trophy has been brought home. Mohamed Salah Cs now has the opportunity to perfect their achievements through the English League and Champions League trophies. In the Premier League, Liverpool are firmly in first place with a distance of ten points from Leicester City, their toughest competitor who collected 39 points.
That distance could very well be widened. Leicester City played their 18th game and suffered a 3-1 loss to Manchester City. While Liverpool will only play their 18th match next week against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Not only approaching champions. Liverpool have a chance to match Arsenal's full season unbeaten streak set in the 2003-2004 Premier League season. At that time, Arsene Wenger's squad, which was strengthened by Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, and Jens Lehmann managed to play 49 matches without a stain of defeat. That record is unmatched to this day.
In the Champions League, Liverpool will be faced with a tough test. In the last 16, the Reds will face Atletico Madrid. Wading through the Champions League this season as defending champions, Liverpool's steps in the group phase were not so smooth.
Joining Napoli, Red Bull and Genk, Liverpool failed to collect perfect points with one draw and one defeat. After all, no team is better than Liverpool today. Throughout the years, Klopp's team managed to show the highest level of their game.
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