Four time Club World Cup Champions Real Madrid showed the stuff they are made of Wednesday night taking Egyptian giants Al Ahly to the cleaners in the semifinal clash in Morocco. Madrid who are eyeing a fifth trophy handed the Egyptians a 4-1 demolition despite the absence of talisman Kareem Benzema.
Madrid quartet Vinícius Júnior,Federico Valverde,Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas were all on target in the 42nd, 46th 92nd and 94th minutes respectively in that order. Al Ahly only had a penalty converted in the 65th minute by Ali Maaloul to take home as consolation. Madrid will now face Al Hilal who edged out Flamingo in the first semifinal on Tuesday in the final billed for Saturday February 11.
Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde scored either side of the half-time break to send Real Madrid two goals ahead, before Ali Maaloul’s 65th-minute penalty set up a potential grandstand finish.
Luka Modric missed a late penalty for Los Blancos, but the Spanish and European champions scored a third and fourth in second-half stoppage time through Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas.
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side will take on Al-Hilal in the showpiece event on Saturday, with the Saudi Arabian outfit recording a 3-2 win over Flamengo in the competition’s first semi-final.
Los Blancos are the most successful side in the history of this tournament, having lifted the trophy on four occasions, with their last triumph coming back in 2018.
Real Madrid will now be assessing the fitness of Karim Benzema, Courtois and Eder Militao, with Ancelotti claiming during his pre-match press conference that the trio could fly out for Saturday’s final.
