Real Madrid won the ninth Intercontinental Cup in its history at the Lusail Stadium in Doha (3-0). Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr scored against Mexican side Pachuca.
After qualifying directly for the final, the Real Madrid faced the Mexicans of the Pachuca, what they already had two games under their belt after the quarter-final against Botafogo ( 3-0) and the semi-final againstAl Ahly (0-0, 6-5 penalties).
Although the winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2024 showed good intentions at the start of the match, they were soon surprised by reality. Madrid, much fresher and physically ready, only needed one opportunity to open the scoring.
After a good team effort, Bellingham he fed Vinicius Jr in the penalty area, which the goalkeeper missed of Pachuca Moreno before playing the ball a Mbappé. The Frenchman pushed it into the net and the Real Madrid he opened the scoring in the 37th.
In the second half the team of Carlo Ancelotti he doubled. Intelligently, like a good center forward, Mbappé played one-on-one with Rodrygowho moved well with excellent individual movement, before scoring with a curling right-footed shot from the edge of the area, all this in the 53rd minute. From Vinicius Jr. the final goal of Real Madrid from the spot for 3-0.
Mbappé again decisive
Returned from injury after a torn thigh muscle, Kylian Mbappé he thus scored his second goal in a final with the Real Madridafter the one created last summer in European Super Cup against theAtalanta (2-0).
A goal and an assist for the captain of the French national team, protagonist of an interesting performance for 62 minutes, two years after the final of the 2022 World Cup in the same stadium.
As winners of the Intercontinental Cup 2024French and Real Madrid they won the second trophy of the season out of seven possible. Next match on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu, against Seville.
