Just two years after Messi y Argentina they will touch the sky, the Real Madrid elevated into the iconic Lucail of Qatar the fourth Copa Intercontinental of its history, the ninth title of World Champion If we take into account the five Club World Cups that he accumulates in his record. It is the second title of this season, the second ring of the new galaxy of Florentino Perez. They marked Mbappé, Rodrigo and Vinicius to resolve the procedure before a lower Pachuca.
He didn’t hesitate Carlo Ancelotti in his eleven. The day he surpassed Miguel Munoz As the coach with the most titles for the white team, the Italian gave the Qatari public his most anticipated lineup. That which brings together Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham, Rodrigo, Valverde and Camavinga in an attack of extraordinary names. The Frenchman, absent in Vallecas after his injury against Atalanta, recovered in time to start. The game went from less to more, from thick to choral, from erratic to excellent.
In front, a Pachuca that surprised in the strange previous qualifying rounds that forced everyone, except the European Champions champion, to overcome several games to reach the final. The Mexicans defeated Botafogochampion of the Libertadoresand at Al-Ahlyhe best africanto stand in the duel against Madrid. But despite a somewhat electric start, they were unable to match the pace of a white team that did not need much to win the title.
Rodríguez and Idrissi they tried Courtois in the first 10 minutes while the rest of Madrid still had their minds far from Lucail. In this highly demanding calendar, a duel that is as global as it is unbalanced usually causes mental and football imbalances in the top team. That happened to Madrid during the first half hour of the duel.
Camavinga assumed the weight of possession and Bellingham y Rodrygo They stood between the lines to connect with Mbappé and Viniciusbut they were erratic on the last pass. No tension, no need and feeling too superior. Almost like a workout.
On the wing, Ancelotti was throwing his hands at his head for his team’s poor release of the ball from behind and reproached Mbappé and Vinicius, who were very far from the ball. The fight seemed to wake up his people, because from then on they began to be more intense in their actions. In the 27th minute, Mbappé failed to define a good counterattack led by Vinicius and Rodrygo. In the 31st minute, the Frenchman also failed to deliver a back pass to Vini… And in the 37th minute came the Real Madrid goal.
Madrid needed 10 minutes of certain intensity to reach the Mexican network. Valverde and Camavinga accelerated in the center of the field with a wall, the Uruguayan found Bellingham on the edge, the Englishman turned and saw Vinicius uncheck and the Brazilian, debuting the prize The Best, the Tanto was invented. He dribbled past Moreno with a bicycle and instead of looking for a goal he gave the goal to Mbappé, who only had to push the ball.
After the break, Madrid continued to dominate with ease. Pachuca allowed the appearance of Bellingham and Rodrygo between the lines and in that permissiveness his game ended. The whites were on the edge of the rival area in every play and it was clear that the second goal would not take long to arrive.
In the 53rd minute, Rodrygo received in the frontfaked his pair to shoot with his left foot, faked again to edge with his right and nailed the ball into Moreno’s left side. The VAR saw a possible offside by Bellingham for disturbing the goalkeeper by being in the line of the shot, but after reviewing it on the screen, Venezuelan Valenzuela confirmed the goal.
From there, a walk. At game time, Ancelotti retired Mbappé and Camavinga and a few minutes later Rodrygo to send a message of relaxation. Pachuca approached with some sporadic attempts, but there was no fight. Only Vinicius’s to try to celebrate the The Best with a goal. He got it in minute 84by scoring a penalty committed by Lucas to become the MVP of the duel.
Madrid, which aspires to seven titles this course, it already has two. Next step: Spanish Super Cup.
