with Karim Benzema scoring in the final, Real Madrid offers itself a fifth coronation

Real Madrid claimed their fifth Club World Cup crown on Saturday (February 11th) by beating Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal 5-3 in a streaky final in Rabat, Morocco. The merengue club thus lifts the hundredth trophy in its history according to the count of the “White House”.

Benzema soon to be the record holder for the number of trophies with Real?

With a Karim Benzema back from injury and holder, the people of Madrid dominated from the start with two quick goals signed Vinicius (13th) and Fede Valverde (19th). Then they scared each other a little, with the reduction of the score by Moussa Marega (26th). But Benzema put his people back in the right direction when they returned from the locker room (54th), at the conclusion of a center from the outside of the right foot from Vinicius. Fede Valverde, author of a double (58th), like Vinicius (69th) sealed the merengue victory, not called into question by the two goals of Luciano Vietto (63rd, 79th).

“We are very happy to see Real Madrid champion for the eighth time. [cinq fois dans le format actuel, et trois fois dans un autre format]”, also confessed manager Carlo Ancelotti at the microphone of Telecinco after the final whistle. To watch all the same for the Italian, the possible injury of Aurélien Tchouameni, visibly affected in the left ankle and released at the same time as Benzema (62nd). “KB9”, he won his 24th trophy in the merengue jersey, one length behind the legend Marcelo, record holder for the number of trophies at the “White House”.