In the early morning of February 9, Beijing time, in the semifinals of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid defeated Egyptian team Cairo National 4-1 to advance to the final and compete with Riyadh Crescent. Venicius scored single-handedly, Valverde broke the goal drought, Camavinga sent in a penalty, Maloule pulled one back, Modric missed a penalty and Rodrigo scored with second-team rookie Arivas.
Match highlights
Valverde broke a three-month goal drought, with his last goal coming against Celta in his first game last November. At 22 years and 211 days, Venicius is the youngest player to score a Club World Cup for Real Madrid this century, surpassing Isco (December 2014) at 22 years and 239 days.
Modric and Kroos are the only Real Madrid starters in their last Club World Cup appearance (2018 final against Ain Ain). Together with the league, Real Madrid players missed two penalties in a row.
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Benzema Courtois and Militão are both absent due to injury. In the 16th minute, Vinicius headed straight at Rodrigo's small-angle push that was blocked off the line. On 22 minutes, Valverde crosses and Rodrigo shoots high.
On 25 minutes, Abdul Munem's header went just over.
On 28 minutes, Rodrigo headed straight and Vinicius' small-angle shot from the left side of the penalty area deflected.
One minute later, Rodrigo burst into the box after a steal on the left flank, changed to a cross and picked up a shot into the post.
In the 42nd minute, Metvali made a mistake and Vinicius calmly picked a single shot after breaking the ball, making it 1-0.
In the 47th minute, Modric went straight and Rodrigo's one-handed push was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Valverde inserted a fake shot to make it 2-0.
On 49 minutes, Shahat's diagonal shot from the right side of the penalty area deflected. Venicius was tackled on the left side of the penalty area by opponents and ignored by the referee.
In the 65th minute, Camavinga swept Shahat on the left side of the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, which Maloule deceived Luning, 1-2.
In the 85th minute, Abdulkadir swept Venicius's leg from the edge of the penalty area, the referee reviewed the video and awarded a penalty, and Modric's penalty push was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 93rd minute, Rodrigo and Ceballos passed the ball with their heels in succession, and Rodrigo shot diagonally in the middle of the box, 3-1.
In the 98th minute, second-team youngster Aliva took advantage of a free-kick opportunity to shoot diagonally into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area, making it 4-1.
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Line-up
Cairo National (4-4-1-1): Shinawi; Hani, Metwali, Abdul Munem, Malul; Shahat (75' Tahir-Mohammed), Azuria, Dion (61' Fatehi), Abdulkadir; Afsha (88' Kalaba); Sharif (61' Taw)
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Luning; Nacho, Rudiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Modric (94' Odriosola), Joan Armeni, Cross (77' Ceballos); Valverde, Rodrigo (94' Mariano), Venicius (90' Arivas)