Real Madrid won 3-2 against Borussia Dortmund this Saturday evening in New York, validating its ticket for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. A match with big scares at the end of the match. And in this scenario, Kylian Mbappé signed a remarkable return, a few days to find … PSG in the semi-finals.
From the first minutes, Real Madrid took matters into their own hands. Gonzalo Garcia opened the scoring in the 10th minute on a service by Arda Güler. Then, ten minutes later, Fran Garcia doubled the bet after a good center of Trent Alexander-Arnold, taking advantage of a completely outdated German defense. Borussia, little technically inspired, spent most of the first half running after the ball, without ever really worrying courteous. At the break, Real logically led 2-0.
Mbappé finds the way to the nets
It is in the second half that the expected event occurred: the entry into the game of Kylian Mbappé in the 68th minute. Very active from his first touches of the ball, the Frenchman immediately weighed on the German defense. And while Dortmund timidly tried to come back, it was he who sealed the fate of the match in additional time. At the 90+4th, Mbappé scored a splendid goal of an acrobatic recovery, on a perfect center of Güler, paying tribute to Diogo Jota with a symbolic gesture.
But the end of the match took an unexpected turn. A bad revival of Rüdiger allowed Beier to reduce the gap (90+3 '), before Guirassy obtained a penalty after a foul by Huijsen, excluded in stride (90+7'). The Dortmund striker did not tremble and brought the scoring to 3-2 (90+8 '). Too late to overthrow a domineering real even if courteous had to release a crazy parade at the very end of the match.
The Madrid will therefore face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals, in what already promises to be an explosive poster. For Mbappé, the shock will necessarily be special, facing his former club which he has just left. But if he continues on this pace, Real can dream of a new world title.
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To summarize
Real Madrid wins 3-2 against Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. Mbappé, entered in the second half, scored a spectacular goal before facing PSG in the semi-finals. Dominators, the Madrilenians mastered despite a late Rooming Borussia at the end of the match.
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