O Real Madrid is about to enter the field for the final of the Club World Cup. This Saturday, the club faces Al Hilal, in Rabat, Morocco, at 4 pm (Brasília time), and coach Carlo Ancelotti detailed the preparation of the Spanish team.
The commander expects the players to give everything on the field and evaluated his opponent. In addition, he also returned to comment on the situation of Militão and Benzema, who traveled on Thursday to dispute the decision.
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“I ask the team to enjoy the game. If they like the game, they will do their best on the field, getting here is not easy. Al Hilal is a good team, which has individual qualities. It is a team that we respect a lot for all the qualities he showed in the semifinal against Flamengo”, he began.
“Militão and Benzema arrived yesterday because we think they can play. Today’s training is important. If they’re here, it’s because they have a chance to play. Today they will train and then I will make a decision”, he added.
Ancelotti recalled a match he played against Ramón Diaz, coach of Al Hilal, when they were still professional players. The duel took place in 1983, between Napoli and Roma, which came out with a 5-2 victory.
“I scored a great goal. Ramón also scored. He was a great striker, strong, with quality. I’m very happy to see him again. We’ve faced each other on other occasions as a player and this will be the first as a coach”, he said.
Real Madrid overcame Al Ahly by 4-1, with goals from Vinícius Junior, Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas, and advanced to the final. Al Hilal, in turn, beat the Flamengo by 3 to 2, goals from Al-Dawsari (2x) and Luciano Vetto.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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