Real Madrid seeks support in semi-finals against Egypt’s Al Ahly

No one has won the Club World Cup more than Real Madrid since the format change to the former Intercontinental Cup, and they have won the most four times in five matches as European champions. right now, It is the end of a long road with unforgettable stops for Real Madrid fans. Every comeback in a Champions League to remember.

The two teams playing the most in the Club World Cup since the format change in 2000, along with Auckland City, have never faced each other in competition, despite being eight Al Ahly and five Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti’s team comes to a duel against a new opponent. He needs it after seeing how hard it is for him to hold the league crown. For his stumbling block in Majorca. The defeat kept Barcelona eight points away.

The victim of a program that offered up to eight games in just 28 days in February, Real Madrid is on a roller coaster full of sensations. He has made a physical improvement over his image in January, but despite the emotional boost from their cup comebacks against Villarreal and Atlético de Madrid, It was impossible for him to sustain a game level with a win every three days.

Moved from December to February, the Club World Cup came with the poster of the undisputed favorite, with the responsibility of winning a trophy dominated by the European club (champion in 14 of 18 editions). In the semi-finals they will have to overcome the challenge of playing without a few of their pillars. Courtois, Militao as head of defence, or Karim Benzema as his reference point, will not be in the goal. Ferland Mendy, Lucas Vázquez and Eden Hazard make up an extensive list of casualties.

Ancelotti will play Andriy Lunin for the goal, David Alaba has to decide what position to start, whether Eduardo Camavinga will be a left-back or a central defender, and everything points to a return to the ‘old guard’ in midfield with Luka Modric and Toni Croos. The German player is the player with the most Club World Cup wins, first with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid four out of five.

will go away Young Vinicius the atmosphere of tension that oscillates around his figure. In every game Real Madrid plays away from the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Arriving at the Club World Cup as the big Real Madrid star, the main offensive danger to watch by his opponent is waiting for Benzema to rush to be in a hypothetical final. He is the “victim” of a situation that, as Ancelotti denounces, has gotten out of control and has become a serious issue in Spanish football, with racist overtones coming from the stands, that needs to be addressed immediately.

Al Ahly will set a record against Real Madrid with his twenty-first match in the Club World Cup. Nobody played anymore. He showed his strength against Auckland City (3-0) and competitive experience against the Seattle Sounders (1-0) to advance to the semi-finals in this edition.

Although the Egyptian side have not conceded a goal in five of their last six games in the league, their main danger is on the offensive. His trainer, Swiss Marcel Koller, has to decide between Mohamed Sherif and Pearcy Tau’s mobility. Real Madrid will have to closely monitor the overflow in El Shahat’s dribbling and Abdelkader benchmarks.

Koller rejected an approach like Mallorca’s that suffocates Real Madrid with five and a few gaps. “We need to go out for the ball with confidence, not stand back and wait.”It was stated as an introductory letter to the Al Ahly team, which has lifted more than 140 trophies in its 116-year history and won the respect of Real Madrid before the semi-finals.