Over time, football has become a place where surprises have more and more space. Demonstrating that despite the fact that in the previous one one team seems completely superior to the other due to the hierarchy between campuses, due to the competitions it faces and therefore the achievements obtained, the gap between one team and another begins to be less.
This happened in the First Semifinal of the Club World Cup that brought together Flamengo, champion of the Copa Libertadores and owner of a team overflowing with stars feared by an entire continent and Al-Hilal champion of the Champions League of Saudi Arabia, being an extremely minor team in name by name and by the level of football to which it is subjected in its local league. All of this was left aside as the team led by Ramón Díaz faced the game as it should, being more orderly, more forceful and with greater seriousness, thus taking a more than deserved victory, leaving nothing less than the champion of America on the road.
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Unlike the performance of the group of Rio de Janeirohe real Madrid, the top favorite to win a new edition of the Club World Cup, did not take off his candidate jacket. Despite several sensitive casualties such as Karim Benzema in the attack front and Thibaut Courtois under the three sticks, among others, the team of Carlos Ancelotti they brought their champion credentials to light and crushed Egyptian football’s Al Ahly 4-1. Those in charge of leading the Madrid team to a new final were the two Brazilian pearls that the club has. Vinicius Junior was in charge of opening the scoring when the final stretch of the first half loomed, so that later the Uruguayan Federico Valverde stretched the advantage after a few minutes and went to the locker room with the score 2-0 in his favor.
The other carioca who had a great performance that closed with a goal the victory of Merengue was Rodrygo one of the great projects of the club that has already become a reality. In tune with the first two goals, Madrid put the final numbers on the game in injury time. Close to both of the Brazilian, the figure of Sergio Arribas appeared and entered the field of play with just two minutes to go, time that was enough for him to score on the scoreboard and put definitive figures on the victory of the Spanish team.
In this way, the last champion of the Champions League got into a new definition of the contest that brings together the best teams from each continent. It will be a captivating definition with clear objectives for each one. For its part, Madrid will continue to win its fifth Club World Cup, having 100% effectiveness when it comes to saying present in the biggest event so far.
Champion in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018The team of ancelotti He will go for another star, having the last history with a defeat in a final in this type of tournament, with a South American team, in what was known at the time as the Intercontinental Cup, in the hands of Boca in 2000. On the sidewalk opposite is Al Hilal by Ramón Díaz. As for the Arab team, it is the first final that they face in a Club World Cup, having a unique opportunity to face Madrid and demonstrating why not their tools to continue making history, just like made days ago with the flamenco.
Something that works in favor of the sensational team of the contest is that it has a coach who knows how to handle this type of scenario. The coach who knew how to be the biggest winner in River’s history as DT until the arrival of Marcelo Gallardo is facing a unique opportunity to take Al Hilal to the top. Thus, with two totally different reality teams, but with the same need to win, they will face each other next Saturday, February 11, starting at 4:00 p.m. (Argentina time).
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