Real Madrid thrashed the Egyptian side in a routine match that allowed home-grown player Arribas to make his debut as a goalscorer

Goleada blanca al Al-Ahly para buscar el trono mundial

Some people didn't know the time or the tournament Real Madrid were playing in Rabat. Few even expected Telecinco to broadcast the match in Spain. It is the football crusher that drives fans crazy and has given them a Club World Cup without expecting it.

At 20:00 Spanish time, Real Madrid and Al-Ahly met in a packed Moulay Abdallah stadium in front of more than 40,000 spectators, most of whom were dressed in white. The Madrid club has a large community of supporters in Morocco and they could not miss this event in which they unfurled a huge mosaic in support of their team.

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The match was a dangerous one for the white team, who come to these matches as the European champions, but with a hellish schedule. The price of being the best is to give the maximum in these matches that FIFA organises for the greater glory of its sponsors and leaving the Asian champions by the wayside, because of the pandemic.

Without Benzema, Courtois and Militao, Ancelotti had no problem giving the baton to Tchouameni and putting Camavinga back at left-back. Along with Nacho, Alaba and Rodrygo, Real Madrid have ensured that no one will be able to remember their line-up by heart in exchange for having fifteen players always available and at a very high level.

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Al-Ahly had the script written, lacking quality, they needed order in their ranks and a bit of luck to get into the box and create danger. That is how the game went until a clamorous mistake by Hany in the ball out was taken advantage of by Vinicius to score the first over the goalkeeper, with quality.

No insults or kicks for the Brazilian player in Rabat. Spain is living unhinged in a spiral of racism and violence against the youngster that feeds back every week. Outside, his behaviour and that of his rivals is normal.

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After the break, Valverde made it 2-0 with a good feint on the edge of the area that left the goalkeeper and the defence seated. The Uruguayan needed the goal to boost his morale after returning from the World Cup with an obvious physical slump.

In the 65th minute, Maaloul scored from the penalty spot and Lunin had to make a good save to prevent the equaliser. Real Madrid switched off as their opponents failed to engage and it almost cost them an equaliser. 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.

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The fourth was scored by Sergio Arribas, a home-grown player who wants to be one of the best in the world. Just 30 seconds on the pitch to cross the ball with quality and celebrate the passage to the final.

Ancelotti had no casualties. The match was a dangerous formality. There remains the final against a Saudi team, Al-Hilal, who are looking to keep the world's spotlight on Saudi Arabia. First it was the victory over Argentina, then Cristiano Ronaldo, the offer to Modric, Benzema and Ramos and now the final against Real Madrid for the 2030 World Cup to be theirs.

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