Real Madrid secured their fifth FIFA Club World Cup, or eighth if you include its predecessor, the Intercontinental Cup, by beating Al-Hilal in an entertaining final which ended with eight goals as the Spanish team ran out 5-3 victors.
Despite the close scoreline thanks to goals from Moussa Marega and a brace from former Atlético Madrid and Villarreal forward Luciano Vietto, early strikes from Vinícius Júnior and Fede Valverde, who both also scored two, and a second-half goal from Karim Benzema meant that it was Real Madrid who got their hands on the silverware.
As Real Madrid ran up the goals against Al Hilal in tonight’s Club World Cup final in Morocco, they received a nice boost of confidence for their attacking line. Fede Valverde and Vinicius Jr scored a brace, while Karim Benzema scored a needed goal too. The trio also combined for seven key passes and two assists.All the goals that Real Madrid scored were beautiful. The fan favourite must’ve been Benzema’s goal, where Vinicius Jr found the Frenchman with a mind-blowing trivela pass:
This was Carlo Ancelotti’s eighth final as Real Madrid coach, coming only weeks after only his second ever cup final defeat. This time, he took his winning tally to eight and made it look easy. In doing so, he added his second Club World Cup title to the club’s trophy cabinet.It means that his record in finals with Los Blancos now stands at eight wins out of 10. That’s an 80% success rate, higher than he achieved with Chelsea or AC Milan. The only clubs he’s been at with a higher win rate in finals are Juventus (two finals played, both won) and Bayern Munich (two finals played, both won).
