Al Ahly surprise Palmeiras to take third at Club World Cup

Ahly's Mohamed El Shenawy saves a penalty shot during the Club World Cup third place soccer match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly at the Education City stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo)

Al Ahly's players celebrate end of the Club World Cup third place soccer match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly at the Education City stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo)

Ahly's players celebrate end of the Club World Cup third place soccer match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly at the Education City stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo)

An Ahly supporter celebrates their win in the FIFA Club World Cup 3rd place football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly vs Brazil's Palmeiras at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan on February 11, 2021. (AFP)

Al Ahly's Mohamed El-Shenawy, Ayman Ashraf, Yasser Ibrahim and Mohamed Sherif celebrate winning the penalty shoot-out after the match at Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - February 11, 2021. (Reuters)

Al-RAYYAN: African champions Al Ahly shocked Brazilian giants Palmeiras to win the third-place play-off of the Club World Cup in a penalty shoot-out on Thursday.
After a goalless 90 minutes, the game went straight to penalties and Al Ahly captain Mohamed El-Shenawy saved the final spot-kick from former Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo to seal a 3-2 shoot-out victory.
"It would have been better to play in the final, but you can see how our performance showed even the doubters how we can play," said El-Shenawy.
It was a bitter defeat for South American champions Palmeiras, who won the Copa Libertadores at the end of January by beating Santos 1-0 in the final.
European champions Bayern Munich take on Mexico's Tigres in the final at Al Rayyan, near Doha, later Thursday.
Egyptian side Al Ahly lost 2-0 to Bayern in Monday's semi-final, thanks to two Robert Lewandowski goals, while Palmeiras lost their semi-final 1-0 to Tigres.