O Grêmio de 2017 foi campeão da Copa Libertadores ao superar o Lanús na final, em sua terceira conquista continental, e depois chegou à final do Mundial de Clubes, perdida para o Real Madrid.
Grêmio 2017
Grêmio's squad that won the club's third Copa Libertadores in history in 2017, under the command of Renato Gaúcho. In the same year, the team reached the FIFA Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi.
History
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense was founded on September 15, 1903, in Porto Alegre. The 2017 team is considered one of the most remarkable generations in the club's history, formed from the work started by Renato Gaúcho, who took over the team in 2016, the year Grêmio was champion of the Copa do Brasil. In the 2017 Copa Libertadores, Grêmio surpassed Godoy Cruz, Botafogo and Barcelona of Guayaquil in the knockout stages and reached the final against Lanús, from Argentina. In the final, they won 1-0 in Porto Alegre and 2-1 in Lanús, totaling 3-1 on aggregate, and won the club's third continental title, after 1983 and 1995. As South American champions, Grêmio contested the FIFA Club World Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates in December 2017. The team eliminated Pachuca, from Mexico, in the semifinal and lost the final to Real Madrid 1-0, with a free-kick goal by Cristiano Ronaldo. The team was marked by collective play, strength in set pieces and the prominence of names such as midfielder Luan, midfielder Arthur and goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe. The campaign consolidated Grêmio's Arena as a stage for great international nights.