In Rabat, Morocco, real Madrid made their mark as the most successful club in history. Their 5-3 win al hilal From Ramon Diaz allowed him to regain the Club World Cup and reach the 32 international titlesa goal that seems unattainable and that reaffirms him as an indestructible champion.
The team of Charles Ancelotti he embroidered his fifth star in this tournament that FIFA organizes annually since 2005 with a superlative game. It is true that the designated rival was not in front, because in the previous one the favorite was flamenco, but the Arab club won the match they had to win and defended their status as finalists on the pitch. Though he was always lower ranked, he fought on his feet against a giant.
“I have to congratulate my players because it was really a tough and difficult match but we showed that we have a category and that we deserve to reach the final”highlighted the coach from La Rioja, who couldn’t get rid of that backpack he’s been carrying since the final lost to River against Juventus in 1996, when he was defined as the best in the world in the Intercontinental Cup.
They once again underwent the strength of a European club, who already won the match after 12 minutes with a football full of individuals who know how to play together. The wall between Fede Valverde and Karim Benzema, who arrived in Morocco on Thursday after overcoming injury and lifted the cup 48 hours later, ended up in the definition of Vinicius. Five minutes later it was Valverde who scored a two-goal difference that put his rival out of action.
The eight goals in the final can be explained like this Real Madrid weren’t infallible, they made mistakes after all and had a goalkeeper who received too little and converted too much. That’s why Al Hilal managed to get close to the scoreboard despite giving him the ball.
He first caught it at 25, when a surgical pass pitched a run marega mousse, the first to destabilize the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin. The second half was frenetic and that adrenaline was capitalized on by the Merengues, who scored two goals in four minutes: Benzema’s on three fingers from Vinicius and the second from Vinicius. Little bird Valverde, winner of the Silver Ball of the Club World Cup.
With the 4-1 in an hour of play, Ancelotti began to move the bank and found an unexpected response from Al Hilal and from Luciano Vietto. The Argentine recognized for his game with the Bronze Ball-on a South American podium completed by MVP Vinicius– Chopped enabled and precisely defined above the goalkeeper to be served at 63.
But Real Madrid had the upper hand on the pitch: the 22-year-old Brazilian who responds with great goals to the racist insults he receives and who performed an unforgettable performance during the Moroccan night.
If there was time, there was a lack of energy to attempt a comeback when Vietto doubled his lead in the 69th minute. Pure touch, Ancelotti’s team took advantage of the last minutes to confirm that they were the best in the world and erase Al Hilal from the field.
When Gianni Infantinothe president of Fifa, handed the trophy to Benzema, there was a certain air of divine justice towards the French attacker who was unable to be in Qatar due to injury and who arrived in Rabat to play 60 minutes and lifting his 24th trophy with Real, leaving him just one behind Marcelo, the most successful player.
“We are very happy, for the eighth time Real Madrid are world champions, it was what we had to do”Ancelotti said in reference to the five Club World Cups and the three Intercontinental Cups of White House. The title also weighs on the Italian individually, because he equaled Carl Bianchi (two with Boca and one with Vélez) already Pep Guardiola (two with Barcelona and one with Bayern Munich) as a multiple world champion manager at club level.
Source: Clarin
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