Club World Cup 2025: Real Madrid-Al Hilal, the likely lineups

Real Madrid begins its Club World Cup adventure tonight at 9 p.m. with a challenge that is anything but a foregone conclusion: facing Al Hilal, a Saudi formation rich in talent and led by a thoroughbred striker like Aleksandar Mitrovic. The match, scheduled for Wednesday evening, is valid for the first day of Group H and promises spectacle.

Both teams arrive at the appointment with new technical guides on the bench. The Blancos, after Carlo Ancelotti’s farewell, have entrusted the team to Xabi Alonso, fresh from an excellent experience at Bayer Leverkusen and now called to manage the legacy of one of the most successful coaches in the club’s history.

On the bench of Al Hilal sits instead Simone Inzaghi, ready to relaunch himself after the disappointing end of his adventure with Inter, where he went from the dream of the triplete to a season closed without trophies.

Probable lineups

Real Madrid (3-4-2-1): Courtois; Asencio, Rüdiger, Huijsen; Alexander-Arnold, Tchouaméni, Valverde, Mendy; Bellingham, Vinícius Jr; Mbappé. Coach: Xabi Alonso.

Al Hilal (3-5-2):Bounou; Koulibaly, Al-Bulayhi, Al-Shahrani; Cancelo, Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves, N. Al-Dawsari, S. Al-Dawsari; Marcos Leonardo, Mitrovic. Coach: Simone Inzaghi.