EVERY Real Madrid Group Stage Match | FIFA Club World Cup Highlights

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It's a new dawn at Real Madrid, and he knows exactly what it takes to win as a player wearing white.
How will he deal with trying to orchestrate 11 of them?
The shabby Alonso takes his place in the managerial hot seat,
and a new era starts at Al-Hilal too, let's not forget.
Two new managers, two star-studded sides, Alonso versus Inzaghi,
as Group H have gone for Trent over Alexander-Arnold on the back of his shirt.
During his time at Real Madrid the flag stays down here as Al-Hilal have a moment to advance,
and there might be a shooting opportunity, there is!
Courtois with the save, and Al-Hilal with the first opportunity to strike a goal.
Cully for Courtois, and straight at the big Belgian.
It's all about being direct, you've got to get first contact,
that one flick, a cute little ball inside, and then he lets go, a lovely strike.
Supporter in front of us, throws his arms up for the first time, Dean Howson,
he's been a Real player four and a half minutes and they're not happy already.
Well, the demands are big, but that's expected at this football club,
it's never gonna change, is it?
Absolutely not.
Clever turn on the far side by Jude Bellingham.
Now Raul Asensio is in close to shoot, he is gonna shoot, you know,
and it's well saved by Bono.
Had to be ready for that one, there was plenty of fizz on it, plenty of power,
and luckily the experienced shot-stopper is right down the middle.
He'll be happy with his start.
I think Will Simone in zaggy.
49-year-old Italian.
...to get on the ball where he feels like he can have some space to dictate the possession.
Fran Garcia able to beat Joao Cancelo in the air.
Hassan Al-Thanbakti plays it to Ruben Neves, to Khalidou Koulibaly,
inside it goes to Nasser Al-Dhsari.
Renan Lodi might open up here again,
there's space in the midfield for Al-Hilal in these first few minutes.
Plenty of blue shirts flying forward as well, there's three at the back post,
Wadham on the volley, comes in!
And it somehow goes wide.
Six yards out, what an opportunity.
And I think maybe the defender being that close to him was doing just enough to put him off.
Alisson very close to him, he just tries to wrap his foot around, that's a huge chance.
A lot of reports have been calling them the underdogs, the dark horses for this one.
Real Madrid are realising that they are in a real game here,
this isn't a pre-season friendly at all.
Opens up here again for Salah Al-Dhsari, he plays it through,
it's Renan Lodi, into the penalty area to give Al-Hilal the lead!
But for the offside flag...
But did he just go too soon?
The pitchers tell you it's a big moment, whether it be on that penalty spot or at the back post.
It is a deeper one, and it's headed up over his own crossbar by young Gonzalo Garcia.
One more defensive header than he has progressive headers in this first half.
As the corners start to tally up for Al-Hilal.
He will be the target man, that's for sure.
Scored two in 30 Saudi Pro League games last season, did the big Senegalese centre-back.
Can he get his head on this one?
It's an outswinger this time, lots of whip on it, there is a header in the middle!
And it was met by Hassan Al-Thombakdi.
He's got plenty of power on it.
It's a good opportunity actually, good delivery, tries to guide it down.
Alexander-Arnold was the man marking, and it did feel like a little bit of a mismatch.
Here's Rodrigo.
Alexander-Arnold is making a movement ahead of him, but Rodrigo will go alone and get his shot away!
And Bono wants that go over the crossbar.
Well, it just opened up in front of him.
The Brazilian cutting in on his left foot, he didn't look completely in control of the strike.
Marcelo Desari was closing him down, and I think that rather panicked him into the strike more than anything.
Goncalo Garcia, cleverly done by the youngster.
And now, the counter could be on.
Vinicius Junior plays it through to Valverde, pokes it on for Rodrigo.
Danger here for Al-Hilal!
And Real take the lead!
21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia gives Real the lead in the Miami Heat.
It's devastating with the counter-attack when they drive.
The players coming inside off the line, it was this touch here that made the difference.
He didn't think he was going to get there, and a lovely little pass right across the face.
And he didn't rush it, he waited.
He just finished, jumped over the top of the goalkeeper.
Whether it was as clean as he would have liked, he doesn't care as he runs into that corner with delight to get that opening goal.
The counter was quick, the finish wasn't that good, but look at the delight in the manager.
Fans of all ages enjoyed that one.
Gonzalo Garcia.
Real Madrid now in control and looking for more.
Jude Bellingham slides it through, is it another one?
Garcia takes it wide, the angle didn't favour him after a poor first touch.
He pinches it back, and he had his shirt pulled!
And he hits the deck and wins Al-Hilal a penalty.
Our position, Michael, very much a penalty.
You get the wrong side, a little bit of contact, but when you give a decision to be made, a little touch on the side removes a few items from the penalty area.
Ruben Neves against Thibaut Courtois.
Thibaut sends the goalkeeper the wrong way, and Al-Hilal are level and on the balance of things.
They absolutely deserve that.
Mr Reliable from the spot for his country.
Mr Reliable on the strike, he strokes it into that corner.
Can you believe it now, it's game on.
It's been a great first half and it's hopefully going to get better.
It really has been a great 40 minutes or so.
Best pump from Simone.
Vini Junior, couple of stepovers, dances away from Malcolm.
It's a wonderful cross, it's off the crossbar!
And then the volley comes in and it hits Adegula.
Koulibaly away, only as far as Vini Junior, the flag stays down.
Vini Junior hooks it in, and there's the header off the line!
Bellingham attempts the overhead, and Milinkovic-Savic clears it away with the first opportunity.
Which is probably the best opportunity.
That's a great opportunity, great wing play down the left.
Stepover, pushed it out of his feet, and then delivers the cross.
Extremely close to being the perfect start, we asked about the manager making changes.
And then, a great stop, good recovery, desperate defending.
We asked for more, didn't we, in this game.
It's a brilliant start, and the goalkeeper reacting, looking.
It's this one here, drops the score in my opinion.
He did so well.
Vini Junior, three and white, waiting at the back post for the cross.
Will it come in? Not yet.
Valverde has a pop, and it's a good few metres wide.
At Bono's right-hand post.
It was difficult for the official, he wanted to play the advantage,
let it go out on the left-hand side as it comes across.
Nasser El-Dessari loses out, and Adegula will pick up possession.
Oh, and that's loose at the back.
Nasser El-Dessari lays it into the path of Marcus Leonardo,
and from about five yards out...
Slight let-off, wasn't that?
Takes a little bit of a chance.
This moment here, just tries to...
Trent Alexander-Arnold, it's a left-footed cross this time from the new boy.
Vinicius Junior up against Joao Cancelo again,
finds the cross this time, hangs it up to the back post!
And it's into the hands of a grateful Bono.
Real Madrid did score the opener, but they were less than convinced,
and they did take it through young Garcia,
but Al-Hilal have got an opportunity here, it's lost,
and it's cut back, what a moment!
Marcus Leonardo.
And when it's on the big stage, his big moment,
he blazes it over into the supporters behind the goal.
It's not even close, I think that's the point.
Throat sweet at hand.
Good play over on the far side,
Brahim Diaz lays it off for Valverde!
Oh, and he doesn't catch it cleanly.
Here's Brahim Diaz.
Chiomane sends one in, looking for the head of Gonzalo Garcia.
Beaten in the air.
Once again, Hassan Al-Thambahty, the man who won it this time.
His arm comes around, he's asking for more, he's saying his lip's caught.
It's purely accidental by El-Khatani, but...
It's Maxim in the mouth.
If you were El-Khatani, how disappointed would you be to concede this penalty?
I think it's interpretation as well,
because what he's doing is swinging his body,
waiting for contact, just trying to stop it.
Maybe because of the height of where somebody comes in,
if you look at the low level below his shoulder,
that hits him in the face rather than somebody else's body,
that you feel contact who's taller, that's what I would say.
And I'm looking, I'm waiting to feel the contact,
you have to be careful with your arm,
but because of the height of him, because it gets him in the face,
they will interpret it a little bit differently.
Well, he's taken a good few looks at it,
it's Facundo Teo, the referee.
The AR room are there as well to give their opinion,
they're the officials who would have told him to come over to the big screen.
Well, let's have a listen.
For Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti calling the key in Real Madrid's midfield.
Is he the key for Xabi Alonso? No, he's not.
Bono with the save.
Big hands from the big Al-Hilal goalkeeper.
The former Atlético man denies Real here in Miami.
The blue shirts, the faces.
But he's ready, hasn't he?
There was a wait, he's kept that back foot in.
He's been in this position so many times, a big moment.
He didn't hit it clean enough.
He didn't necessarily deserve a goal.
And the game carries on.
Well, Xabi can't believe it.
Saudi Pro League, and Riyad very well represented here.
He will be relieved, although he does still look pretty stressed.
Simoni and Zaghi.
And Luka Modric.
Cast his spell on this game and match up a winner for Real Madrid.
Modric allows it to roll through for Dean Howson.
50 million pound man.
Victor Munoz.
Dean Howson tries to cross himself.
It's a testimony!
Oh, and it's into the hands of Bono.
That was brilliant from him.
Brilliant ball in, right round the back post.
And the fourth official.
Is there a winner here for Real?
Luka Modric with the corner in towards Howson.
It'll come through for Adegula, blocked by Koulibaly.
Valverde blocks, hits Howson, and bobbles through to Bono.
The game goes on, Bono smart enough not to pick up the ball this time.
It's just going to wait, surely this is it now.
The technical area for Al-Halal.
And there is the final whistle.
A frantic end here at the Hard Rock Stadium.
The global audience, the expectation levels of what this Real Madrid team have,
and the Galacticos, the superstars that travel with them.
And we're underway.
It's the first game of this Club World Cup in Charlotte,
and as it always does, a football match provides a temporary escape.
Moving around, trying to create problems for Real Madrid,
that's something in possession, they're not being too good.
They want an offside flag here at Real Madrid,
they don't get it, as Asensio gets a good grip on Salomon Rondon,
and gets the straight record!
Once again, Asensio...
...shows his lack of maturity in a big game at the Club World Cup.
Well, again, Real Madrid play with a high line, he's miles onside,
Hausen the deepest of the two centre-backs,
and Raul Asensio, two games on the bounce at the Club World Cup.
Four players around it, in blue, it's over the wall and over the crossbar.
Palavicino with the strike.
It looked like he tried to place it rather than go for any kind of power,
but unfortunately he placed it into the chairs behind the stands.
I wonder if the powers that be agreed with the referee there.
Here's Hausen, it's a risky pass out from the back,
it looks as if Churomania has slipped back into a centre-back position,
which is where he finished the match in Miami last week.
And everyone, well, not everyone, but a lot of people had Real Madrid down
as the favourite to win this competition.
Can they even win this game as Garcia comes forward,
Vinicius Jr. forever backheel into the path of Garcia.
Baumann comes across to slow him down.
And that looks like a shirt pull on Vinicius Jr. who hits the deck.
Got a yellow card for diving in the opening game of the group for Real Madrid,
I don't think there was a dive there.
Rondon slides in behind for Kennedy, can he get his shot?
It's Kennedy, the angle's tight, and he can only find the side netting.
Yeah, they will, we've seen that overlap.
Trent Alexander-Arnold comes round as well,
and it still shows him to a tighter angle.
We've seen pulled together by Real Madrid,
there's the ball over the top here, it's for Salomon Rondon,
he's got support on the right-hand side but can't make the pass,
that was crucial, Kennedy gets a strike and a goal,
spilled by Courtois, saved again though!
Gets a yellow, but he made the first save.
Did Courtois, wasn't his best but recovered with the second.
Too many, awful defending, he's in that position,
he knows he's gonna get Spunney behind,
but Alisson does well, he delays it, he waits,
and it's this strike here that catches you off guard,
a lot of power and momentum, the follow-up is close,
Courtois reacts quickly, gets back up, gets across,
good strong left hand as he reaches across.
You know they'll create opportunities, you know they'll get chances,
just whether they can hold it and get the ball away from their goal.
It opens up in the middle for Montiel, who gets a strike and a goal,
Gonzalez was in there following it up,
so Courtois had to make sure he held that one,
and he'd have taken a million of them in training.
It's worth a go, isn't it?
Get a feel for it, put some added pressure,
but it's here now, they don't really look like they can go too far,
that slick passing of Real Madrid's armoury that they have is not really there,
he runs behind as much as needed.
That's a clever flick from one Garcia to the other,
here's Fran Garcia, Bellingham into the penalty area,
Jude Bellingham!
Jude delivers for Real Madrid!
Net-court strike, 1-0 Madrid.
That's a great little flick round the corner, then they set off,
but they support quickly, Bellingham just approaches it,
that touch there into a position, but don't underestimate what he does next.
The strike is clean, it's pure, right across the goalkeeper,
accuracy, timing, they've waited for the chance,
just mentioned about staying solid, because they will create,
the top players need to stand up.
Right, the way up, that's brave, isn't it,
in the later stages of the first half,
you've got to credit that.
As I said, now two for two,
defensively they're saying, OK, we'll have to deal with it,
we'll have to do that,
and that's where you get more possession in the middle,
but you've got to control the ball, you've got to keep it.
Because their legs are gonna get tired,
their legs are very much gonna go as the game goes on.
Here's Kennedy, that's brilliant to get away from Valverde,
and get the shot away!
Courtois, down quickly to his left-hand side to palm it away.
He's been the busier of the two goalkeepers here,
and that was a solid save by the Belgian international.
Mini Jr. win a free kick, 15 yards inside,
but it opened up there.
Kennedy bursting through, finding the shot.
Vinicius Jr. leather-back heel into the path of Ardugula.
Supporters have been asking for ages to see more of Ardugula,
and they got their wish today.
Fits in so comfortably, doesn't he, Ardugula?
Yeah, the position narrow as well,
he's obviously had to change because of the situation,
he's the out.
You wouldn't think they're a man like, because here's Trent Alexander-Arnold,
it's back for Ardugula!
Real Madrid have put it on a show here in North Carolina.
The Galacticos love it.
Controlling in the middle, we talked about that out ball,
Trent Alexander-Arnold plays it really well right across early,
this touch just sees him off.
It's a wonderful touch into the penalty area, Grula getting involved.
It's a fantastic set, good touch,
and you always felt the players they have at Real Madrid,
these situations are so comfortable for them,
the timing, the arrival, the joy on the face,
the carpets you could open.
Naivety in the young forwards' midfield position.
Palabasino, edge of the deep, toe-pokes it goalwards.
Again, a save from Thibaut Courtois,
that's probably the easiest of the afternoons so far for the big Real Madrid goalkeeper.
Palabasino getting into good areas, but he didn't feel like he looked comfortable with his shot,
he was a bit disjointed, couldn't sort his feet out.
You looked at the last game, Madrid didn't have enough possession control,
they go to ten men, and what we said is, can they keep the ball?
Can they get hold of it?
They're up on possession stats.
Last season he had the best scoring campaign of his career.
Can he influence this game here?
John Kennedy winds one up!
And he puts it not that far wide of the target.
His contract expiring at the end of the Club World Cup is the 39-year-old.
Here's John Kennedy, Salomon Rondon!
Saved again by Thibaut Courtois.
He's starting to tot up now.
Comfortable ones, though.
There's still opportunities, still chances, we know,
but they're not really of high quality.
It's the next step, and here he is again.
Dean Howson spots the run ahead of him.
Can Garcia get there?
He can, but all he can do is knock it out for a throw-in.
Very positive of this play, though, isn't he, Dean Howson?
Yeah, he is, but it's one of those, if I'm going on the end of that,
you look at your team-mate and say, thank you very much.
That's a major run as it goes out.
The weight of the pass has got to be better.
He's got to get back into a defensive position now, Garcia.
But if we look at how many players for Pachuca are nowhere near the play,
they've got extra, they've got to change something.
Here's Montiel.
Calabasino winds up that right boot.
Easily blocked, though, easily dealt with.
Luis Rodriguez.
Can't get it beyond Garcia.
Bowerman.
Montiel.
Teenager.
That wide to John Kennedy, looks in the middle,
sees Gonzalez in there, of all players.
Montiel again, Real Madrid on the back foot here.
John Kennedy.
Benz one! Courtois there again.
It just kind of dropped into the six-yard box as we see that save by Courtois again.
Well, John Kennedy, since coming on, he's looked lively.
You can see there, it's across, he's just drifting it to the back post.
It's a good touch, actually.
You can see how close it was, how it could have just dropped in.
Pachuca corner, Calabasino sends it in, it's attacked by Bowerman!
It's loose in the six-yard box, it's poked away.
Great title in London, July 19th.
That is available on the Dizona app.
Well, he's put in a stint.
How's Bellingham?
Took that goal so well.
John Kennedy comes forward here again!
Saved by Thibaut Courtois.
How many times have we said that?
Dropping inside, getting his shots into the far corner,
but it seems to be his side, doesn't it?
Carlos Sanchez and Javier Eduardo Lopez are on for Pachuca.
Sanchez wanted a free-kick there, didn't he?
One of their star players gets another goal.
This is Junior, Luka Modric.
Both like a strike, no-one switched on here for Pachuca.
It's Modric.
Tight angle.
And he commits the foul as well.
That was exactly off the training ground.
Yeah, Pachuca got to sleep.
You can't do that, this level, not anybody even near a corner kick.
Psychologically, mentally, they are finding it so tough.
Real Madrid had a spell there.
Here's John Kennedy, he's possessed by Dani Ceballos.
They're not playing it forward too often, too frantically,
they're just keeping possession, or at least they were,
it's given away, and Courtois has to get down again to make the save.
Lopez this time.
Modric can do that.
Howson sees the running behind Bowerman, that runner is Vinicius Junior.
Again, remember, a man like Real Madrid,
not many options, but he finds one.
Valverde.
Out wide to Brahim Diaz, into the path of Valverde!
Federico Valverde is there.
A leader.
Desire, box to box.
Good run initially.
But then they don't give it up.
Checks, ball comes inside.
He's under pressure, but what he does,
he fights off the first one, a good criss-pass, he doesn't stop.
Drives into the area, and then it looks like he's got no chance,
but he will get there.
He will make sure, he tries to get to the end of it,
and does he deserve that?
He does, ever since they went to ten men,
he's drove his team all the way.
It's a fantastic goal,
to top off a big, big recovery from Real Madrid.
Once again,
faced with Modric, Ceballos and Brahim Diaz.
And now Antonio Rudiger, who gets stuck in, as you'd always expect.
Chance of a Pachuca deflection!
And they're back in it!
And it's the man we talked about pre-match, the danger man,
Montiel, Elias Montiel, the teenager,
pulls one back for Pachuca,
and with ten minutes to go...
A real good moment,
for the young man who was mentioned,
who looks like he's going to have a bright career,
good turn, tries to put it in the bottom corner,
it's a wicked deflection,
even on this occasion Courtois can't do anything about it,
as it just diverts into the far corner.
Drives into the penalty area,
Sanchez is there in support,
runs at his man,
gets away from Garcia, shoots low,
save Courtois!
And then he's able to pick up the pieces as well as the saves.
And there it is!
Win number one,
for Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid,
at the Club World Cup as it boils over here in Charlotte
at the full-time whistle.
They move it around, overrun their opponents,
so it's going to be a really strong start,
I would expect from Real Madrid.
And very different conditions.
Well they call Philadelphia the city of brotherly love,
but there's no room for sentiment tonight,
as both Xabi Salzberg and Real Madrid
look to tie up their time in Group H,
with a win.
And Michael Brown,
does Salzberg need to start fast here,
get in front to give them any chance of winning?
Well, you've got to try and do that,
you've got to set a belief.
Alexander-Arnold with the out-swinging corner,
goes deep, very deep.
He's aimed towards Vinicius Junior,
it's come to nothing for now.
Vinicius Junior ignores Fran Garcia
as the cross comes in, it's a big header away.
Trent Alexander-Arnold still forward
on the right-hand side for Real Madrid,
rides one challenge, puts in a left-footed cross
to the back post!
Flies over the top.
Not quite the pace, but that's a good ball.
Bellingham, Vinicius Junior,
chance for the Brazilians, saved!
Zaboszynski made himself big.
But this chance here, that's a big save,
he doesn't want it to go through his legs,
stays big, expects him to score that.
Anticipation grows inside Lincoln Financial Field
as the corner goes towards the back post,
Hausser with the header!
And it bounces just a metre or so wide,
Zaboszynski's right-hand post.
Had his angles right, the young goalkeeper.
What he does, you're just staying as big as you can,
but that running side was so good.
Spreads those legs, focus,
he comes down the front of it,
it's a big, big save.
Only 18 years old, Zaboszynski,
as Vinicius Junior tries something special.
Valverde will pick up the pieces.
Alonso's not happy with something,
he leapt out of his technical area there.
Maybe he wants a little bit more speed in the passing.
Bellingham, Mamadi Diambu.
Put the ball in when they need to go a little bit quicker.
Corner for Real Madrid.
It's an out-swinging one,
it's an attack by Chiuemini,
and then volleyed further away,
it's Diabate into Baidu.
Real Madrid have to get numbers back here
because the white shirts are flooding forward.
Liner, puts it back.
Danger here for Real Madrid as the shot comes in,
and it ultimately spins a good few metres wide,
but Nene, what I was saying,
is that Ardugula's been asking to play in the middle.
We'll come back to that in a minute.
Vinicius Junior into the penalty area,
puts it back, and the shot comes in
from Garcia, but it goes very high.
That's a good ball by Baidu into Nene.
Rakov wants to return, Fran Garcia reads it well,
and finds a teammate, Ardugula,
defended by the young full-back.
What a ball that is.
Vinicius Junior has support, but he might go alone.
Vinicius Junior!
He has his moment at the Club World Cup.
He could have went wide,
this is a fantastic pass.
The predictable one is to the right-hand side,
not through the middle.
This touch gets it out of his feet.
It's a sensational, brilliant strike
into the far corner.
He's been questioned about not getting goals,
they're getting to the areas,
he's got the ball on there,
that puff of the cheeks,
and then that real quality strike
across the goalkeeper.
Fantastic counter-attack goal from Real Madrid.
And a word on the through ball by Ju Bellingham,
he just continues to impress
whatever he does for Real Madrid.
Watching Real Madrid,
it's really, really good football.
Such a nice strike of the ball,
how it curved away from the goalkeeper,
Savitsky as well.
Down the 18-year-old.
He's Courtois.
Ooh, that's risky at the back,
given away, Ratkov.
Five in white in the penalty area
for Albi Salzburg, Ratkov!
Low, but not hard.
He's turned into trouble,
but look at this for being convincing.
He's trying to open it up,
but he's never going to.
Definitely more effective higher up the pitch
is the young man from Turkey.
Alexander-Arnold,
but looks to go back,
and it's Franz Kraczyk.
His line-up.
Forward to Baidu,
giving away to Ju Bellingham.
Ardugula, oh, it's a heavy touch,
into the back, Vini Junior for two,
cuts it back, and there's the finish
by Federico Valverde!
And in the blink of an eye,
it's 2-0 to Real Madrid.
And it came from nothing.
And the angle was tightening up,
and you can't give the ball away like this,
and they just kept it going
as little gives, and it's here now.
He takes a touch, it doesn't open,
because there's good defending.
That little check back,
absolutely fantastic.
And I said, you keep making the box,
you keep doing those runs,
that there stops it for him,
doesn't get better for a midfielder
coming onto it.
And he doesn't miss,
just real, real awareness.
Fabulous goal again from Real Madrid.
Well, you might remember on
the first game of this group,
that's very much not like him.
Gives it away to Glock.
Zagim, shot from range,
and Courtois had plenty of time
to watch that as it trundled along.
Make up what he's done for so long.
And what surprised me so far,
you talk about the supporters being wet,
you always go on about the Mexican wave,
where is it, it's not happened yet.
Danger here at Real Madrid,
the shot comes in from a narrow angle,
and Courtois had to be alert to that,
Adam Zagim off the bench,
and causing problems.
That's something to look at.
I think defensively we've got to be
in the best situation.
Tries to sneak it near post,
it's a strong strike,
must be just getting his angles correct.
And once again, pulling out the stops
for Real Madrid.
Five minutes played in this second half.
It's a deep corner for Salzburg.
Way too deep.
Straight out for a throw on the far side,
what a waste.
Yeah, it's not just a waste,
I mean that's not even close is it
to the port.
Supporters just get a little look,
and all around the big screens here
everyone's looking for a little bit of attention.
Different situations,
but with regards to the game,
it's just gone flat,
the atmosphere's quiet,
everyone's got to really step it up
and do something different.
Salzburg looking
more likely than Real Madrid
at the start of the second half
as Fran Garcia puts his foot in,
wants a throw in, doesn't get it.
Inside to Diabate,
who holds it too far ahead of his man.
Real Madrid get the ball back
without any bother.
Yeah, no pressure whatsoever.
No rush, what's he thinking?
Manager, what can he do?
He's made those early decisions
and changed a couple already.
But he's really disappointed
at the end of that first half
where it just felt like you were growing into it
and it ended like it did.
That's well read by young Gonzalo Garcia.
This time on English soil,
Wembley Stadium,
London the stage on Saturday, July 19th.
Real Madrid want to get a move on quickly here
but the referee not happy.
Vinicius Junior just wanted to
make the most of that,
take a quick free kick,
but they're going to have to weigh something up here
from that wide.
Well, he tries to take a march on it,
the referee's not interested,
he says it's going to be spotted,
it's going to be in that wide position,
he's too talented.
Dead ball specialist stood over this one,
Mardagula with the left foot
and Trent Alexander-Arnold with the right foot.
What would you say here, left or right foot?
Either of them.
Trent Alexander-Arnold into the near post,
headed away, good clearance,
comes out as far as Valverde!
Not far off,
or in it, but just off target.
Yeah, it's a great touch,
there's a little check,
he looks, he waits,
always rising,
like he could have maybe
went near post, he slices across it,
around his man Glock,
he wins the throw in.
Salzburg there,
haven't had a great time in the last couple of
seasons in the Austrian
top division.
The domestic trophy since
2023, won
10 trophies, domestic league titles
on the trot,
before then.
I mean, big story this year is Champions League
You haven't truly stopped Vinicius Junior,
he's slowing down.
It's cut back here, on the volley!
And it's flashed way wide in the end.
And it's a man,
Ferdie Valverde with the hit.
It would change so much if they've got
several substitutions, Real Madrid,
waiting to come on.
Fairguard's corner,
Salzburg towards the back post,
there's a chance here to get back into it!
Off the line, Bellingham.
European pedigree there with tackles like that.
Luka Modric with the corner for Real Madrid,
and a mixer.
Run away by Rasmussen,
Ramon was closest to it.
Corner for Salzburg,
Venti whip on it,
comes all the way through,
part of the pitch, Jude Bellingham,
and he's going to get an opportunity to walk around
the edge of Lincoln Financial Field
and milk the applause.
It's quite brilliant assist as
Brahim Diaz comes on.
Here comes Salzburg, block,
headed away by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Brahim Diaz,
he's got it.
Hooked forward for Brahim,
away by Hausserl,
Baidu,
sticks one into the middle,
away by Chiumini,
good header in the middle there.
Now the count is on for Real Madrid,
Gonzalo Garcia puts his foot down,
Rodrigo slightly behind the substitute,
the danger's still there though,
Rodrigo might go all the way,
Rodrigo for Real Madrid!
He can catch it very cleanly.
Yeah, good run,
wide and he had a little bit of work to do
as he just comes back onto that right foot,
forced away but...
Still danger.
And away.
Alexander-Arnold through the middle
for Gonzalo Garcia,
that's not a good clearance by Baidu,
Gonzalo Garcia for three!
This young man continues to impress for Real Madrid!
He has to find a way of getting goals,
looked like it had gone away from him
but there, he doesn't give up,
he's out of balance,
he has a look, he waits,
and this finish is so depth,
it's so soft,
the real quality,
under pressure,
but he knows where it is,
he knows what he's going to do,
and that seals it for Real Madrid.
Well he can do it,
for Castilla, Real Madrid-Castilla,
the reserve side,
25 goals last season,
and in three Club World Cup games,
he's got two.
One more opportunity here, Real Madrid.
Back-to-back wins,
for Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid
at the Club World Cup,
as they progress
as Group H champions.
