Bayern Munich vs Raja Casablanca Club World Cup December 21, 2013

Competition: Club World Cup Morocco 2013, Final
Venue: Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech (Morocco)
Kick Off Time: 20:30 CET - (Africa/Algiers, CET, GMT+01:00) UTC+01:00

Match date: Saturday, December 21 2013

The two sides, who have never met before, are appearing in the final for the very first time, though the Moroccans have experience of facing European opposition at the Club World Cup, having met Real Madrid in 2000, a game they lost 3-2. Saturday's meeting will represent only the second time under the competition’s current guise that a South American and European outfit have not contested the final.

Bayern are calling their bid for a fifth piece of silverware this year "Mission 5". They are the current Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup holders. The UEFA Champions League winners booked their place in Saturday’s final with a 3-0 victory over Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande

As the only competitor who are not their continent’s reigning champions, few expected Faouzi Benzarti’s men to be the ones standing between the favourites and glory on Saturday. Raja opened the competition with a 2-1 win against Auckland City before upsetting African champions Al Ahly 2-1 after extra time. Then, they were favoured to be beaten by Atletico Mineiro - the Copa Libertadores champions featuring Ronaldinho - but Casablanca scored two late goals to clinch a 3-1 victory and earn a place in the final. Their run comes after a remarkable few weeks for the Moroccans, who saw coach Mohamed Fakhir depart days before the tournament started after a run of defeats.

Bayern are without the influential winger Arjen Robben and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. n their absence, Franck Ribery, Mario Goetze and Thiago Alcantara guided the attack of an offense that looked similar to coach Pep Guardiola's time at Barcelona, although with more direct passes and scoring chances. Raja Casablanca doesn’t seem to have notable absentees.

Possible line-ups:

Raja Casablanca (4-4-2): Askri; El Hachimi, Adil Karrouchy, Mohamed Oulhaj , Benlamalem; Erraki, Guehi, Chtibi , Moutaouali; Lajou , Hafidi.
Bayern Monaco (4-1-4-1): Neuer; Alaba, Rafinha, Van Buyten, Boateng; Lahm; Kroos, Thiago, Alcantara, Muller, Ribery; Mandzukic.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]