The French attacker, after scoring the goal, made the ‘Free and Lokos’ sign that identifies the cat fans
Tigres and Bayern Munich will have a historic duel in the Club World Cup as the Mexican team wants to be the first from Concacaf to win the tournament, while the Germans go after the sextete, something that was only achieved by Guardiola’s Barcelona.
A duel that seems crucial is that of André-Pierre Gignac against goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who already saw each other before this duel, with his teams, and the French beat the German, who even scored a goal.
Plus, after scoring the goal, he made the ‘Free and Lokos’ sign that identifies the cat fans.
It was a friendly match in 2015, prior to the Eurocup where France was local, amid a thin climate conditioned by a tragedy near Saint Denis Stadium, the site of the duel, where several explosions caused countless deaths. .
André-Pierre Gignac, who came in for a change, waited for the center and scored a brilliant header that covered the German goalkeeper for 2-0 at minute 86.
After the celebration clearly dedicated to the Tigres fans, the player earned the catchphrases of ‘Gignac … Gignac … Gignac’ from the fans who attended the match at the Stade de France.
The tragedy in Paris left the shock in the background, marked by the blackmail scandal involving a sex video involving Mathieu Valbuena, as a victim, and Karim Benzema, accused as alleged accomplice.
Exactly, the Real Madrid forward with the ‘bleus’, Olivier Giroud, took advantage of the moment to take center stage and was in charge of scoring the first goal before finishing the first half.
The Frenchman had just arrived in Mexico, in the Apertura 2015, where he was already the thrill of the tournament for the simplicity that characterizes it and for scoring goals from the first moment.
Gignac, then 29, had eleven touchdowns in 14 games in Liga MX, where he had played all of his games as a starter for a total of 1,216 minutes and three yellow cards.
Now, almost six years later, André-Pierre Gignac and Manuel Neuer meet again in Qatar with the task of leading their respective team to the Club World Cup title.