It was with difficulty that Real Madrid overcame Egypt’s Al Ahly and qualified for the Club World Cup final. The score of 4-1, defined with two goals in stoppage time at the Príncipe Moulay Abdellah stadium, in Rabat, is not a good picture of the problems encountered by the favorites.
At the final whistle, however, the Spanish team had fulfilled its role. Four-time champion of the tournament organized by Fifa, she will seek the fifth on Saturday (11), at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), in the same place. The opponent will be Al Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, responsible for the elimination of Flamengo.
This Wednesday’s confrontation (8) was difficult, with Al Ahly taking danger mainly on the right. Real also created their chances and opened the scoring in the 42nd minute of the first half, in a wrong ball, taken advantage of by the Brazilian Vinicius Junior.
The second goal came in the first minute of the final stage, when Valverde was calm to take advantage of the rebound. But the African formation reacted, scored a penalty, at 20, with Ali Maâloul, and had at least two clear opportunities to draw.
Only in the final minutes, with the opponent open, did Real Madrid establish the rout. Modric missed the penalty before, in extra time, Rodrygo and Arribas set the score in Morocco.
Defeated, Al Ahly will play again on Saturday, also at the Príncipe Moulay Abdellah stadium. In the preliminary decision, at 12:30 pm, he will face Flamengo, who tries to minimize his failure by seeking third place.
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