Real Madrid were 4-1 victors over Egyptian side, Al-ahly in the second semifinal of the Fifa club world cup. Carlos Ancelloti’s men will now face Saudi Arabian outfit, Al hilal in the final on Saturday.
It was Vincius Jr. who got the opener 3 minutes before the end of the first half. It was the 50th career goal for the Brazilian in Real Madrid’s colours. Just one minute after the restart, Federico Valverde doubled Real Madrid’s lead.
The Egyptian side wasn’t going to go down without a fight as Tunisian left back, Ali Maaloul halved the deficit from the penalty spot. Los Blancos will also get a penalty of their own after Vinicius was brought down in the penalty box but Luka Modric failed to convert from the spot.
It was Rodrigo who would settle the nerves of the Real Madrid faithful after a beautiful exchange of passes with Dani Ceballos. Young Spanish midfielder Sergio Arribas completed the rout as he scored the 4th of the night and his first career goal for Real Madrid.
Madrid will now face Al Hilal on Saturday, at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Morocco as they seek to extend their Fifa Club world cup titles to 5 which would be the highest of any team.
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