“Real” and “Salzburg” clubs held their matches as part of the World Championship. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The match took place on June 27 at the "Lincoln Financial Field" stadium in Philadelphia. In the game, “Real” won 3:0.
The goals were scored by Vinicius Junior in the 40th minute, Federico Valverde in the 45th minute, and Gonzalo Garcia in the 84th minute. It was the last match of the group stage. “Real” and “Salzburg” were leading in the group, but only the “royals” felt confident based on the goal difference.
A draw with the Austrians also took “Real” to the playoffs. At the same time, the “Al-Hilal” team also intensified the competition in the group, as they needed to defeat the Mexican “Pachuca”. “Real” head coach Xabi Alonso approached the game seriously.
Bellingham, Vinicius, and Trent started in the main lineup. Each tried to showcase their opportunities.
The Madrid team gradually began to take control of the game. Several quick attacks from Vinicius did not yield results, and several shots from Bellingham also ended in the penalty area.
These two players created the first opportunity: Bellingham provided an accurate pass to Vinicius, who faced the goalkeeper one-on-one but directed the ball accurately towards the goalkeeper. In the 40th minute, Bellingham provided another effective pass. He ensured Vinicius's quick run.
Vinicius passed the defender and struck accurately into the corner, opening the scoring - 0:1. At the end of the first half, in the third minute of stoppage time, “Real” strengthened its advantage. Güler initiated an attack from the center, Vinicius entered the field, drew the defenders' attention, and passed the ball to Valverde with his back foot.
Valverde then defeated the goalkeeper with an accurate shot – 0:2. This was the first major victory for “Real” under Xabi Alonso's management. The team defeated “Salzburg”, secured first place in the group, and will play against the “Juventus” team in the playoff stage of the Club World Championship.
This match is highly anticipated by fans.
