Real Madrid beat Al-Hilal to win the Club World Cup

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Vini Jr, Valverde and Benzema marked the Spanish team

Considered the favorites of the competition, Real Madrid thrashed Al-Hilal by 5 to 3 and won the FIFA Club World Cup title in Rabat. This is the eighth title in the team’s history. Vini Jr, Valverde and Benzema scored for the Spanish team, while Vietto and Marega scored for the Saudis.

Real Madrid started the decision as expected, dominating and putting pressure on Al-Hilal. And it didn’t take long for the first goal to come out. In the 13th minute of the game, Benzema found a beautiful pass to Vini Jr in front of the goal and the Brazilian only touched the net after goalkeeper Al-Mayouf left, opening the scoring in Rabat.

Al-Hilal’s response was practically immediate. In the 15th minute, Vietto received the ball at the edge of the area after a well-crafted move and finished low with a lot of danger, but the ball went to the right of goalkeeper Lunin, from Real.

The meringues stayed in the attacking field and continued with the pressure, which paid off. In the 18th minute, Al-Hilal’s defense barely cleared it and it was left for Valverde to amend the first shot and count the deflection to kill Al-Mayouf, another one for Real Madrid in less than 20 minutes, 2-0.

But Al-Hilal did not give up as dead. At 25 minutes, Marega left at speed, received, loaded and left in Lunin’s face to reduce the score for the Saudi team, 2 to 1 and put Al-Hilal back in the match.

Eight minutes after the break, Vini Jr countered with Camavinga on the left-hander and the Brazilian gave a precise pass from the trivela to Benzema to put it in the back of the net, 3-1 for the Madrid team, who wanted more.

At 12, Valverde left one more. Carvajal countered with the Uruguayan on the right in a fast descent and, after receiving again, the number 15 shirt touched the goalkeeper’s exit and made Real Madrid’s fourth in the match.

Even losing 4-1, Al-Hilal showed its strength when it went up to the attack. At 17, Marega activated Vietto in speed and the Argentine, in Lunin’s face, showed calm to play with cavadinha and write down the second of the Arab team.

Six minutes later, Vini Jr countered with Ceballos, took advantage of the Spaniard’s wrong control inside the penalty area and, on the plate, finished in the corner of Al-Mayouf and left Real Madrid’s fifth in the match.

And there was still time for Al-Hilal to score the third. At 33 minutes, the Saudi team took advantage of the error in Camavinga’s ball exit, Cuéllar stole from the Frenchman, played for Michael to dribble Rudiger and played for Vietto, who spun and hit to close the scoreboard of the Club World Cup decision with the greatest number of goals in history, with eight balls in the net.

With information from THROW!

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