After hitting the ground and eliminating Flamengo -current Copa Libertadores champion-, Al Hilal could not beat Real Madrid, who became world champions with a brace from Vinícius Júnior, another from Federico Valverde and a goal from Karim Benzema. On the side of the Arab team, the Argentine Luciano Vietto scored two goals and Moussa Marega converted the rest.
The final played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Morocco began with great expectations for the team led by Ramón Díaz, who arrived after eliminating Flamengo. But the illusions began to fade in the 12th minute of the first half when Vinícius, with a higher speed than the rest, received a clearance from Benzema and defined from below, putting the first.
On the next play, Vietto warned of what was to come with a violent shot that passed near the goal. With Real Madrid’s greater dominance, Valverde hooked the ball on a volley inside the area and an imperceptible deflection by the defender left the goalkeeper without an answer.
Drawn 2-0 on the scoreboard, Marega received a pass near the center circle and, with no rivals in front of him, he began to run, reached the area and shot marking discount. The first half ended 2-1, but quickly in the plug-in Benzema appeared in the small area after a blunder from Vinícius and put the third.
After a phenomenal play in the right sector of the pitch between Valverde and Carvajal, the Uruguayan stung it to make it 4-1, in what seemed like a game that ended at 58′. However, five minutes later, Vietto imitated the definition and reduced the advantage of “Merengue”.
Hope was short-lived this time too, since in the 68th minute, Vinicius finished off and the ball slipped through the goalkeeper’s left post. With a partial result of 5-2 against, Vietto took advantage of a defensive error and scored the third goal of the Arab team.
Thus, after this outcome, Real Madrid won its fifth trophy in the Club World Cup in Morocco, having won in the 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions. In addition, the Spanish club has three Intercontinental Cups, won in 1960 , 1998 and 2002.
For its part, Flamengo beat Al-Ahly 4-2 and got on the podium with third place.
