Real Madrid is looking forward to adding a new title to its treasury filled with international titles, one year, 10 months and 7 days after its victory over Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the final of the Club World Cup in Morocco in 2022.
Real Madrid will play against Mexico’s Pachuca in the final match of the Confederations Cup for Club Football (Intercontinental Cup) tomorrow, Wednesday, at Lusail Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Less than two years after the 5-3 victory over Al Hilal in the final, which took place in February 2023, many new faces appeared in the squad that will play the final tomorrow.
Real Madrid’s starting lineup against Al Hilal included Andrei Lunin, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric, Aurelien Chouamini, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, and Vinicius Junior. That team beat Al-Ahly of Egypt 4- 1 in the golden square of the competition, 3 days before the final. He played the match against Al Hilal without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois due to injury.
Considering this year’s final, regardless of the presence of Courtois, there are many changes in the lineup, as Carvajal and Alaba are absent due to injury, while Kroos announced his retirement from playing, and Benzema is no longer among the team. Nacho and Marco Asensio, who also left, also left. They participated as substitutes in the final match, for the Santiago Bernabeu. With the absence of Ferland Mendy and David Alaba due to injury, Fran Garcia will participate in the left-back position. He replaces Camavinga, who held this position in Morocco.
While Real Madrid was facing Al Hilal, Fran Garcia was performing wonderfully with Rayo Vallecano in Spain, which qualified him to return to the ranks of the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team thanks to his distinguished performance. Now, in Qatar, the left-back can play a major role in the Real Madrid team, according to a report. Published by the official website of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
Lucas Vázquez occupies the right-back position to compensate for the absence of the injured Carvajal, a position he played in on several occasions, and Kroos’ decision to retire from the game caused Valverde to move from the right-wing position to the midfield, where the Uruguayan player has now become a key element in the midfield.
Jude Bellingham assumed the role of the midfielder who moves between the two penalty areas, with an attacking duo in front of him. Real Madrid replaced one distinguished French striker with another, as he moved from Karim Benzema to Kylian Mbappe, from a player distinguished by elegance and decisive touches to a more rapid striker who provides the same amount of ability. Offensive decisiveness. The result remains the same: an abundance of goals. It is still unknown how Real Madrid will perform in the final, but most of Ancelotti’s players have experience of winning any FIFA club competition titles, with the exception of the quintet of Bellingham, Mbappe, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia and Brahim Diaz, who are seeking their own world title. the first.
Mbappe previously won the World Cup in Russia in 2018 with the French national team, which makes this squad undoubtedly capable of competing and winning titles. Real Madrid won 3 titles in the 2022/2023 season, winning the European Super Cup, the Club World Cup, and the Spanish King’s Cup. He also finished the season in second place in the Spanish League, finished runner-up in the Spanish Super Cup, and reached the semi-finals in the Champions League. As for the Real Madrid team for the season 2024/2025, as he has already achieved the European Super Cup title, and now aspires to add a second title through the Club Confederations Cup. Achieving this title will undoubtedly be an ideal way to boost confidence before completing the season, which may conclude with a historic coronation of the Club World Cup title in 2025, in Its new version, which includes 32 clubs in the United States, will take place next summer.
Edited by le360 sport
On 12/17/2024 at 17:00
