In what proved to be a feisty encounter at the Stadion Krestovskyi in St. Petersburg, world champions Germany won the tournament thanks to a first-half goal from Lars Stindl.
Alexis Sanchez had missed a great chance to break the deadlock less than a minute before Stindl’s opener and, somewhat surprisingly, had a pretty quiet match.
The 28-year-old, who could soon seal a £50 million move to Manchester City, was consoled by his Gunners teammate Shkodran Mustafi after the final whistle.
It was only the Confederations Cup, but defeat in the final clearly still hurt the fiercely-competitive Alexis.
Mustafi also sent a tweet to the Chilean around an hour after the match had finished.
Arsenal’s official Twitter account posted a photo of Mustafi and Alexis embracing after the match, and the German centre-back then replied with a tweet to Chile’s star man.
Mustafi’s tweet to Alexis
“Chin up my friend @Alexis_Sanchez!” Mustafi wrote. “Those were two tough games against you and your team! ??#Chile #BigFight #TopTeam #ConfedCup #CHIGER.”
His tweet and guess whay? Arsenal fans reacted in rather predictable fashion…
