Real Madrid beat Mexico's Pachuca 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.
The first half was quiet at Lusail Stadium in Qatar, venue of the 2022 World Cup final, but… Madrid They took the lead in the 37th minute with their first big chance.
A beautiful team goal put the European champions in control of the final, with Vinicius Junior eventually rounding the Pachuca goalkeeper before taking the lead. Kylian Mbappe With tap in.
Real Madrid needed just eight minutes to double their advantage after the start of the second half and get their hands on the cup. Rodrygo was the man who provided some breathing room, feigning a shot with his left foot on the edge of the box before curling a stunning shot into the bottom corner with his right.
Pachuca, the CONCACAF champion, tried to reduce the deficit in the final minutes as it increased its strength, but Real Madrid scored the third goal in the 84th minute to completely eliminate any slim hopes of finishing the match on the field. Lucas Vazquez was brought down inside the penalty area Vinicius He was on the verge of converting the subsequent penalty kick to secure the Intercontinental Cup for Los Blancos.
*Player ratings provided by FotMob*
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player |
Ratings |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois |
8.1/10 |
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lord: Lucas Vasquez |
7.3/10 |
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Capacity building: Aurelien Choameni |
7.0/10 |
|
Capacity building: Antonio Rudiger |
7.1/10 |
|
pound: Francis Garcia |
7.9/10 |
|
poison: Federico Valverde |
8.0/10 |
|
poison: Edward Camavinga |
7.9/10 |
|
Ru: Rodrigo |
8.4/10 |
|
I be: Jude Bellingham |
7.9/10 |
|
Left wing: Vinicius Junior |
8.9/10 |
|
street: Kylian Mbappe |
8.7/10 |
|
sub: Brahim Diaz (62' for Mbappe) |
6.6/10 |
|
sub: Dani Ceballos (62' for Camavinga) |
6.5/10 |
|
sub: Luka Modric (70' for Rodrigo) |
6.1/10 |
|
sub: Raul Asensio (88' for Vasquez) |
nothing |
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sub: Arda Guler (88' for Bellingham) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Andrew Lunin (goalkeeper), Fran Gonzalez (goalkeeper), Jesus Vallejo, Lorenzo Aguado, Yusuf Enriquez, Endrik.
