Goals from Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Rodrigo, and Sergio Arribas helped Real Madrid reach the final of the Club World Cup with a 4-1 win over Egypt’s Al Ahly in Morocco on Wednesday.
Playing without several key starters such as striker Karim Benzema and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid experienced an atmosphere of the pitch at home, with the home crowd adding to the noise at the sold-out Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium in Rabat. (Real Madrid Beat Al Ahly To Enter Club World Cup Final)
Real Madrid’s white jersey outshone Al Ahly’s red jersey by a wide margin and Moroccan supporters also unfurled a giant banner in support of the Spanish giants, creating a lively atmosphere and noise rare at the Club World Cup. a neutral stadium. However, they fought their way out of the impasse against Al Ahly’s well-organized defense, with the Egyptians threatening a counter-attack.
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Vinicius fired wide on 28′ and Rodrigo hit the post but Real opened the scoring just before half-time.
Aliu Dieng made a poor pass to Mahmoud Metwali, who, under pressure by Vinicius, lost the ball to the Brazilian and he finished a fine shot over the goalkeeper, his 50th goal in 202 games with Real Madrid.
Valverde extended Real’s lead just after the break, taking advantage of the goalkeeper’s empty net to hand off Rodrigo’s point-blank shot.
Vinicius missed two chances to extend the lead and Al Ahly was given a lifeline when Eduardo Camavinga brought down Hussein Al Shahat inside the box in the 65th minute and defender Ali Maloul converted the penalty. (Real Madrid Beat Al Ahly To Enter Club World Cup Final
Afsha missed a shot from close range that would have equalized for Al Ahly and although Real Madrid’s Luka Modric missed a penalty three minutes from time in the match, Rodrigo and substitute Arribas pulled off a comfortable stoppage-time with point-blank shots. Completed the time victory. ,
Real will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the final in Rabat on Saturday, having beaten South American champions Flamengo 3-2 in the first semi-final.
“We came here with a great desire to play in the final,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
“We have the illusion of playing in the final and are worried about playing it well. We have to rest, although we don’t have much time. We need to be well rested to try to win”.
