As Bayern Munich get ready for their next Club World Cup game against Boca Juniors, Vincent Kompany and his squad will surely be hoping for a more competitive 90 minutes than their opener in the tournament against Auckland City.
The 10-0 victory was, frankly, as embarrassing for FIFA as for the New Zealand outfit, and the double-digit win is likely to remain as the record score for some time.
Al Hilal beating Al Jazira 6-1 in 2021 was the previous record holder in terms of a winning margin, whilst it's clear that when the European giants come to play against supposed minnows, lopsided scores can result.
However, there should never be a situation in a tournament being touted around the world as a real showpiece event, where one side are 10 goals better than the other.
Bayern Munich vs Auckland City match statsOpta by Stats Perform
It makes a complete mockery of the competition and will only lead to more questions as to why some of the world's best players are being forced to compete when a rest from the rigours of another league season would surely be of more benefit.
Rest and recuperation is clearly an area to which FIFA only seem to pay lip service, though ultimately the world's governing body are not going to benefit either. Tired players clearly won't be at their best and will also be susceptible to injuries, meaning that this CWC could well be a step too far and prove to be quite the own goal.
First meeting since 2001 Intercontinental Cup
In any event, Bayern have faced an Argentinian side only once before and, coincidentally, it was Boca. On that occasion - the 2001 Intercontinental Cup - the Germans were victorious by 1-0.
In all of the CWC games that they've played to date too, they've won them all (five in total) with an aggregate score of 18-0.
Bayern Munich's Oliver Kahn receives the Intercontinental Cup from Lennart Johansson on 27 November 2001TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP / AFP / Profimedia
In five of their last six games in all competitions the Bavarians have kept their opponents goalless, so just getting on the scoresheet will clearly be a triumph for Boca against a side who won the tournament twice in 2013 and 2020, as well as winning two Intercontinental Cups.
Remarkably, Harry Kane didn't manage to get himself on the scoresheet in Bayern's CWC opener, and will certainly be champing at the bit to do so in this one.
Bayern lead the individual scoring charts
Jamal Musiala, fresh from his hat-trick against Auckland City, has the opportunity to extend the gap between him and other marksmen at the top of the scoring charts, and he's already closely followed by his brilliant teammate, Michael Olise, whose brace and two assists in the opening game definitely ensures he's another to be watched closely against Boca.
Club World Cup Top ScorersOpta by Stats Perform
Bayern's Kingsley Coman and Thomas Muller are the only other players in the tournament with two goals to their name, and the latter got to celebrate his 250th for the club (in his 752nd game) in that ridiculously one-sided opener.
The Argentinian side had a much harder first CWC game both on paper and actually against Benfica, as they were held to a 2-2 draw despite going ahead through Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia.
Boca coach, Miguel Angel Russo, will certainly have to rotate in this match given Ander Herrera's injury and subsequent red card after an altercation with a security guard on the touchline during a VAR penalty decision in favour of Benfica.
Jorge Figal's reckless late challenge earned him a sending off and suspension too, which is hardly ideal preparation for an appointment with a team that have clearly hit a sweet spot already in the competition.
Perhaps their famous and fervent support can help convey a home-from-home atmosphere in the stands if Boca want to stand any chance of emerging victorious against overwhelming favourites Bayern.
In the hours before the Benfica match, the blue and yellow shirts were seen in vast numbers around the perimeter of the Hard Rock Stadium, and if you didn't know, one could imagine the hordes were heading for La Bombonera (or the Estadio Alberto J Armando to give it the official name).
Boca will need fanatical supporters in full voice
In the same way that they had congregated in Miami the day before, eating and drinking on the beach in their thousands, so they marched and sung as one in a display of fanatical idolatry.
That wall of noise is both the least of Boca's worries and yet entirely necessary to help their team - who finished second in the Torneo Apertura this season - to push hard against Germany's finest.
A Bayern win would guarantee them a place in the knockout rounds of the competition, whilst a draw or Boca win means everything would be on the line until the final minute of the final group game.
For the neutral, this game at least has the chance to be one of the matches of the tournament as South American physicality comes up against relentless European quality.