Real Madrid, winners of the Champions League, will play this afternoon against Egypt Al Ahly, runners-up of Africa, in one of the semi-finals of the Club World Cup organized by Fifa and held in Morocco.
The match will be played from 16:00 (Argentina time), broadcast by DirecTV, in the Moulay Abdellah stadium, in the city of Rabat and the winner will play against Al Hilal, of Saudi Arabia, led by the Argentine Ramón Díaz, who surprised yesterday 3 to 2 to the Champion of America, the powerful Flamengo of Brazil.
In the event of a tie, another 30 minutes will be used and if the tie persists, penalties will be used.
Real Madrid have a worsening current situation with many players injured, with a painful defeat against Barcelona and are second in La Liga in Spain, eight points behind the Catalans, having lost last weekend to Mallorca.
Against Al Ahly, Real will be without two figures in the form of Frenchman Karim Benzema, who suffered an overload last week, and Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
They are joined by the Brazilian Eder Militao, Lucas Vázquez, the French Ferland Mendy and the Belgian Eden Hazard, delicate victims for the team of the Italian Carlo Ancelotti.
The blue coach cannot count on the best version of the German Toni Kroos, the Croatian Luka Modric, the Austrian David Alaba, Dani Carvajal and the Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni, because they have all had some discomfort in recent weeks.
Al Ahly will try to strike a blow against Real Madrid and surpass his all-time high, the three third-place finishes he has achieved in his eight Club World Cup appearances.
The African runner-up and invited to the tournament already boasts two victories against Auckland City, New Zealand, 3-0 in the first round and against Seattle Sounders, USA, 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
Source: Clarin
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