Fifa Club World Cup final: Bayern Munich v Raja Casablanca photos
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Bayern Munich v Raja Casablanca: Raja fans make their way to the Marrakech Stadium by pick-up truck to watch their team play European champions Bayern in the Fifa Club World Cup Final on Saturday
German Bundesliga club Bayern, who beat Borussia Dortmund to win the Champions League last season, defeated Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 to reach the final
Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca had a longer route to the final - beating Auckland City, Monterrey and Brazil side Atletico Mineiro to guarantee their berth
Brazil defender Dante gives Bayern the perfect start - scoring with a firm strike past keeper Khalid Askri after just seven minutes
Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara celebrates after sweeping in from just inside the area from team-mate David Alaba's pull-back - Bayern go 2-0 up inside the first quarter of the match
Two Bayern legends, who are still heavily involved with the club, Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge are present to watch their team in control against Raja in the first half of the Fifa Club World Cup Final
Xherdan Shaqiri hits the crossbar as Bayern threaten to add to their two goals
Raja put up a better fight in the second half - winger Abdelilah Hafidi (centre) is in the thick of things as he tries to pull his side back into the match
But Bayern Munich hold out to win their fifth trophy of 2013 - after picking up the Bundesliga, Champions League, German Cup and Uefa Super Cup
Bayern Munich had twice won the Intercontinental Cup but had never won the Fifa Club World Cup in its current format
- Published21 December 2013