Real Madrid, the team that has never lost in a Club World Cup in which they hold the record with four titles, can only win in the final against the ambitious Al Hilal, this Saturday in Rabat, in a duel in which they recover to Karim Benzema.
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Channel to watch live Real Madrid vs. al hilal
- Argentina: DIRECTV Sports Argentina, DIRECTV Sports App
- Brazil: Canais Globo, Globo, SporTV, NOW NET and Claro
- Chile: DIRECTV Sports App, DIRECTV Sports Chile
- Colombia: DIRECTV Sports App, DIRECTV Sports Colombia
- Ecuador: DIRECTV Sports Ecuador, DIRECTV Sports App
- Mexico: ViX, Sky Sports HD
- United States: Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports App, FoxDeportes, Foxsports.com
- Uruguay: DIRECTV Sports Uruguay, DIRECTV Sports App
- Venezuela: DIRECTV Sports Venezuela, DIRECTV Sports App
Live schedule Real Madrid vs. al hilal
- 11:00 Los Angeles
- 13:00 Mexico and Chicago
- 14:00 Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, New York, Miami and Washington DC
- 15:00 Venezuela and Bolivia
- 16:00 Santiago de Chile, Montevideo, Asunción and Brasilia.
- 20:00 London and Lisbon
- 21:00 Madrid, Paris, Rome and Berlin
- 22:00 Moscow
13 games, no defeat
Nine consecutive wins and 13 games without losing is the record that the white giant has: He competed in the experimental edition of the year 2000, where he was third with two draws and two wins, and then eight wins to win the 2014, 2016, 2017 editions and 2018, plus the one achieved in the semifinals against Al Ahly (4-1).
“This is a game in which there is a lot to lose and little to gain,” said their coach Carlo Ancelotti about the misleading win against Al Ahly, in a definition that can be extrapolated to the final.
After the African runner-up, it was the turn of the current king of Asia, with morale through the roof after beating Flamengo of the stars (3-2).
Led by Argentine Ramón ‘Pelado’ Díaz, Al Hilal is a high-level group, with up to 12 World Cup players with Saudi Arabia, the only team that defeated champion Argentina (2-1) in Qatar.
Among them, Salem Al-Dawsari, scorer of the goal that sentenced La Albiceleste and who did somersaults again against Flamengo after scoring a double penalty.
Both plays had been sanctioned by tickets to the Argentine Luciano Vietto, a forgotten European football who was reborn in style in the semifinal in Tangier. He ended his exhibition with a great goal.
The player trained at Racing Club knows what it is to mark Real Madrid, after playing between 2014 and 2018 in the League (Villarreal, Atlético, Sevilla and Valencia).
“Madrid is a tremendous team, used to playing these games. It is one of the best clubs in the world and it will be a very tough match”, the 29-year-old attacker pointed out respectfully.
Carlo Ancelotti, who had up to eight casualties in the semifinals, recovers Ballon d’Or Benzema and Brazilian Eder Militao, who had stayed in the Spanish capital recovering from their injuries.
It will also have Dani Carvajal and Marco Asensio, present on the bench in the semifinals, but unavailable due to having a fever and an overload respectively.
“We have reached the decisive moment of the season, I think the players are growing after a difficult January that has cost us injuries and points. The World Cup final is very nice, it can serve as a boost for what is to come”, Ancelotti said this Friday at a press conference.
Lunin offered guarantees
After a few difficult weeks, the European champions showed in the semi-finals that they are not at their best, offering Al Ahly a handful of good options to score.
The good news, the substitute goalkeeper, the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, who covers the loss of Thibaut Courtois in Morocco and proved to be prepared for the big events.
If Real Madrid showed its cracks in defense, it fared better in attack, where Vinicius, Fede Valverde and Rodrygo met again with the goal.
His next target will be an Al Hilal that seeks to become the first non-European or non-South American club to win the Mundialito.
“We have to be focused and not make mistakes. We are going to try not to give space and push Real Madrid in all sectors. Hoping that the attack we have, which is important, can score a goal”, Díaz said this Friday about the recipe to deliver the great blow.
Victim of his legend, Real Madrid, with four titles on the counter plus three Intercontinentals, only serves to raise the trophy again. (D)
possible alignments
Real Madrid: Lunin; Nacho, Alaba, Rüdiger, Camavinga; Tchouaméni, Kroos, Modric; Valverde, Rodrygo and Vinicius.
Al Ahly: The Shenawy; Hany, Abddelmo El Shenawy; Hany, Abddelmonem, Metwally, Maaloul; Dieng, Afsha, Elsoulia; Elshahat, Abdelkader and Sherif.
Source: Eluniverso
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