Al Ahly vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was not pleased with his team's attitude during their 4-1 win over Egypt's Al Ahly in the Club World Cup semi-final on ...

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Real Madrid's Rodrygo, above, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final match between Al Ahly ...

The fourth was scored by Sergio Arribas, a home-grown player who wants to be one of the best in the world. Modric missed a penalty, but Rodrygo scored a video game goal in partnership with Ceballos, who continues to call for a place in the starting line-up. The match was a dangerous one for the white team, who come to these matches as the European champions, but with a hellish schedule.

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Club World Cup clash between Real Madrid and Al-Hilal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

[Mohamed Kanno](/people/mohamed-kanno/) is available for selection after serving a one-match suspension last time out, and the midfielder could replace Carrillo in the first XI. [Andriy Lunin](/people/andriy-lunin/)'s place between the sticks will come under threat if Courtois is deemed fit to return, while Militao's potential inclusion could see [David Alaba](/people/david-alaba/) shift from centre-back to left-back, forcing [Eduardo Camavinga](/people/eduardo-camavinga/) to drop to the bench. [Carlo Ancelotti](/people/carlo-ancelotti/)'s men responded well from their shock 1-0 La Liga defeat to Mallorca last weekend – a result leaving them [eight points behind](/football/la-liga/table.html) Barcelona at the summit – and they are now just 90 minutes away from lifting their first piece of silverware this season. [Ferland Mendy](/people/ferland-mendy/) (hamstring), [Eden Hazard](/people/eden-hazard/) (muscle) and [Lucas Vazquez](/people/lucas-vazquez/) (ankle) due to injury, while [Karim Benzema](/people/karim-benzema/) (hamstring), [Eder Militao](/people/eder-militao/) (groin) and [Thibaut Courtois](/people/thibaut-courtois/) (muscle) are all doubtful but could recover in time for Saturday's final. [Salem Al-Dawsari](/people/salem-al-dawsari/) either side of a strike from [Pedro](/people/pedro/) gave Al-Hilal the advantage at the break, but a red card for Flamengo midfielder [Gerson](/people/gerson/) on the stroke of half time ultimately turned the contest in the favour of the Saudi side. [Real Madrid](/football/real-madrid/) will endeavour to lift a record-extending fifth [Club World Cup](/football/club-world-cup/) when they do battle with [Al-Hilal](/football/al-hilal/) in the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Morocco on Saturday.

Real Madrid will face Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal in the final of the Club World Cup after defeating Al Ahly 4-1 in Morocco on Wednesday.

“We did well today because it was a match where we had everything to lose and nothing to win,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti told reporters. It’s a great feeling to reach the final.” [Al Hilal ](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/football/saudi-prince-al-hilal-club-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html)in the final of the [Club World Cup](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/football/club-world-cup-real-madrid-morocco-spt-intl/index.html) after defeating Al Ahly 4-1 in Morocco on Wednesday.

Goals from Vinicius Jr, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas gave Real Madrid a clean 4-1 win over Al-Ahly in the semifinal of the Club World Cup ...

[The Brazilian centre-back has been on Real Madrid’s radar](https://madriduniversal.com/real-madrid-closely-following-the-progress-of-19-year-old-brazilian-centre-back/) for a long time and they have been tracking his progress as he came through the ranks at Brazilian club Corinthians. The Spanish capital club are likely to lose at least one centre-back in the summer as Nacho Fernandez’s contract expires in the summer while Jesus Vallejo is out of favour. I controlled the ball and hit it across to the keeper. “The final of the Club World Cup is really exciting. It took the Spaniard only 28 seconds to score on the night, and Arribas was more than happy to run the press down with details about his first goal with the senior side. It was a free kick that Alaba crossed and I was there waiting for the rebound. Rodrygo shared his thoughts on the final and what to expect from the game, saying: It was special to score the goal together with them.” Now we have to work and rest well to go into the final with a winning mentality.” “It was a great game although the opposition made it difficult for us at times. He spoke to the press about the team’s performance and said that they could have scored many more. A missed penalty later, the game was hanging by a thread until Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas buried it in stoppage time.

On a personal level, Vinicius Jr notched his 50th in Real Madrid colours, but the Brazilian also broke a club record last night, when he became the youngest ...

Remarkably, the 22-year-old held it for a matter of moments before Sergio Arribas netted to make it 4-1. Not a bad day’s work for the youngster. The previous record had been held by Real Madrid legend, who scored in the final of the 1998 Intercontinental Cup against Vasco da Gama.

Vinícius Júnior, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas were on target for the European team who were without six injured players, including striker ...

Meanwhile, FIFA and local organisers have shifted the third-place match between Flamengo and Al Ahly away from Rabat to Tangier. The Belgian pair of Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard will not feature in the showpiece match in Rabat, but even so Madrid will remain strong favourites. “We go into the final very motivated.”