Real Madrid has managed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup after winning Juventus 1-0. The rival of the whites in the next round will leave the tie that will play the German Dortmund Borussia and the Mexican Monterrey.
The triumph of Xabi Alonso arrived thanks to a sensational head goal of the Canterano Gonzalo García in the second part that served to amend and straighten a worst first half.
The young 21 -year -old striker is one of Real Madrid’s great sensations in this tournament and one of Xabi Alonso’s personal bets against the loss of a Kylian Mbappé that premiered in the World Cup, although as a substitute, this Tuesday. But Gonzalo García is being a replacement of guarantees and has deserved the four title in the four games played in the championship. It already adds three goals, only one less of the ‘Pichichi’ Ángel Di María.
But it took to arrive that first goal, after a first half with a rhythm close to a preseason game by the two teams. The ‘Juve’ started better and could advance with occasions from Kenan Yildiz and Kolo Muani taking advantage of the Madrid lethargy, but with the passage of the minutes, those of Xabi Alonso, who repeated the defense of three centrals, were improving in fluidity and managing to make the pressure more effective after loss.
Brushing the game time, García headed to the network a good center of Trent Alexander-Arnold, turning a 1-0 that no longer moved from the scoreboard. Less colorful than the triumph over RB Salzburg, with Júnior Vinícius, Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler less plugged in, but with the incombustible Fede Valverde always willing. Meanwhile, Rodrygo Goes ran out of minutes, after being a substitute before the Austrians. Now, wait for the Dortmund or Monterrey in the quarterfinals.
The first big notice, with hardly any possession in the first minutes, was from Juventus. Only seven minutes had passed when Yildiz enabled Kolo Muani, who was left alone before Thibaut Courtois, but his petroleum jelly went near the crossbar. The Igor Tudor demonstrated in a short time that their great weapon would be the verticality and that creation of danger in short but effective combinations. Thus came a distant shot of the Turkish ’10’ that also passed near the post.
In Real Madrid, little rhythm with ball and the feeling that he could not control Juventus, crouch, closing spaces and waiting for an error to get out quickly. But the match lacked Brío, proof of this is that the first foul came touching the 20th minute. Xabi Alonso had a hard time finding holes with such a closed defense, and only found the resource of the distant shot, with vinícius, Tchouameni or Valverde trying without luck.
The clearest of the first half hour for whites arrived with Jude Bellingham as the protagonist. The English received a Valverde ball inside the area, but he finished off something forced and Michele Di Gregorio became large to clear. The Uruguayan also made the goal of the Italian team work with a distant shoe, but the 0-0 did not move.
The Madrid team finished the first part somewhat better in attack, and after passing through changing rooms, you continued to enclose Juventus and turn Di Gregorio into the best of Tudor. The Italian goal cleared two good shots of Valverde and Bellingham, but could not do anything with the stub from Gonzalo García, assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold and marking the times perfectly. Third goal of the canterano at four clubs of the Club World Cup.
Real Madrid put one more march to the game with that minimum advantage, and Tudor decided to put fresh legs to react 1-0. But the Madrid pressure was more effective than in the first half and Yildiz and Kolo Muani were missing. The Italians cost more than 20 minutes to have a long possession, and managed to intimidate the goal of Courtois, but Nico González’s shot was diverted.
The match, which saw the premiere in the Mbappé tournament, was gradually dying for fatigue and low voltage, with a Juventus that did not seem willing to take that step forward to look for the extension. Thus, Real Madrid will see the faces with the Borussia Dortmund or the Mexican Monterrey in the next phase, after adding its third consecutive victory.
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