Real Madrid and Al-Ahly were going to meet in the semifinals of the Club World Cup at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9 at the Stade Ibn Batouta located in Tangier, Morocco. Both teams knew who their rival was going to be in a hypothetical final, Al Hilal, who managed to beat Flamengo in their corresponding semifinal by two goals to three, being the first team to qualify for the final of said competition.
It was an intense first half in which Al-Ahly did not give up and made things tough for a Real Madrid team that had some dangerous chances. The Egyptian club also had some approaches that put Lunin on alert. It wasn’t until minute 42, already on the verge of half-time, when Vinicius took advantage of the rival defense’s mistake and managed to beat the goalkeeper with a chip, establishing the score at 1-0.
With the start of the second half, Real Madrid was not going to take long to increase the lead on the scoreboard when Fede Valverde took advantage of a rebound to score a goal that came in handy for the Uruguayan player after going through a bad spell. Al-Ahly would close the gap in the 65th minute after a penalty, scoring a game-opening goal.
Finally, the match would end with a victory for Real Madrid by four goals to one, thus moving on to the Club World Cup final against Al Hilal.
This is how the networks have reacted to the victory of Real Madrid.
LET’S GOpic.twitter.com/n43ANsZIBm
— ander៹ (@zackduarty) February 8, 2023
THIS IS HOW MADRID WINS! ⚪️ | Real Madrid is a finalist in the Club World Cup after beating Al-Ahly. Resounding victory for the European Champions and now they are going for a new crown 👑
Exhibition of the Ancelotti team. They recover sensations in the middle of the season. pic.twitter.com/01lr3MvBay
— 365Scores (@365ScoresApp) February 8, 2023
al-ahly has gone 15 minutes without conceding a goal pic.twitter.com/BMswGBgu0Q
— silvi 🐆 (@gxldebusi) February 8, 2023
What does Rodrygo do with the defense of Al-Ahly, relax trunk. pic.twitter.com/td88PiXb2n
— Aʟʙᴇʀᴛᴏ (@AlberrtoRM) February 8, 2023
“I’m sure that with this goal Ancelotti wakes up and takes Arribas more into account 🙌🏼”
Ancelotti (who doesn’t know who this turkey is) tried to revive Modric to play another 90 minutes:
—gam (@mbafraudee) February 8, 2023
‼️ HISTORICAL RECORD ‼️
Sergio Arribas (at 28 seconds) has scored the fastest goal by a substitute in the ENTIRE history of the Club World Cup. He surpasses Gareth Bale who scored after 47 seconds against Al-Jazeera in 2017. pic.twitter.com/ipqqeW2bfW
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) February 8, 2023
You deserve it kid. 🤍👏
I am very happy for Arribas. pic.twitter.com/jJvALKHrXw
— REAL MADRID ❤️ (@AdriRM33) February 8, 2023
Dani Ceballos gives Real Madrid another energy. It is the only change for Ancelotti today, but he has changed the game when things were more worrying for the white team. The assistance is wonderful.
— Miguel Quintana (@migquintana) February 8, 2023
what about rodrygo and ceballos what is it pic.twitter.com/7JAQVIhCvK
— Gonzi (@GoonzaIez) February 8, 2023
What Dani Ceballos is playing at Real Madrid. The best moment of him since he arrived at the biggest club of all. A LOT OF FOOTBALL. pic.twitter.com/Ne4fPrCsFO
– Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) February 8, 2023
#Twitter #reacted #Real #Madrids #victory #AlAhly
