Of all the narratives Tigres UANL was able to alter in its run to the FIFA Club World Cup final, there was one that remained inevitable and ironclad.
Bayern Munich captured its sixth trophy in the last season-plus by doing what most reigning European champions do in FIFA's club championship. Its 1-0 win over its Mexican counterpart in Qatar on Thursday extended UEFA's dominance and left Tigres one step short of history in a competition that'll be expanded and restructured in 2022.
Prior to Tigres, no Concacaf club had ever reached the final. European clubs had won 12 of the 16 competitions all time, with all 12 coming in the last 13 editions.