Real Madrid wins the Intercontinental Cup, reborn after the Club World Cup was moved to the summer: Mbappé and Rodrygo decide.
Who could win the new Intercontinental Cup if not the most successful European team in history? Real Madrid of Ancelotti ends 2024 on a high note, beating Pachuca in the final of the former Club World Cup, to which however they qualified by right by virtue of their status as a European team. The Mexican team beaten in the last act on Qatari soil, however, had beaten Botafogo and Al-Ahly.
Pachuca tried, but in the end they had to surrender to the class of Ancelotti’s attackers, who showed all their ability to be decisive suddenly. Mbappè, Rodrygo and Vinicius know how to turn on as much as needed to decide matches.
In particular, it was Rodrygo and Vinicius who shone, with the former scoring a great goal to double the lead (dribbling, double, and curling shot) and the latter giving Mbappé an easy goal after having led the defense around Pachuca with a drunken double step. Before closing with the 3-0 on a penalty.
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Considering the Intercontinental Cup and the Club World Cup, Real Madrid achieved their ninth triumph. Over the last few decades, in fact, Los Blancos have won the World Cup on five occasions and now the Intercontinental Cup on four.
Real Madrid will say goodbye to 2024 in front of their fans against Sevilla, with a new trophy to show off: the Intercontinental, again with that name after the years of the Club World Cup, which in turn will become the four-yearly summer club tournament.
