Club World Cup, Real Madrid in semifinal with a thrill

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At the Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, Real Madrid won the last quarterfinal by beating orussia Dortmund 3-2 with the final mnutes of recovery literally pyrotechnical.

In the first twenty mnutes the merengues scored twice. In the 10th minute Guler’s cross for Gonzalo Garcia, who from a close position slots in with his right.

The merengues scored twice.

On 20 minutes the doubling, thanks to Fran Garcia with a left-footed shot from the center of the box on an assist from Alexander-Arnold. But it is in the recovery of the second half that everything happens.

In the 93rd minute Beier shortens the gap, in the 95th minute it is Mbappé who re-establishes the distance. In the 96th minute a penalty was awarded for a foul on Guirassy by Huijsen, who was sent off.

The penalty was awarded for a foul on Guirassy.

From the penalty spot Guirassy himself converted and in the 100th minute Sabtzer came close to a resounding equalizer that was denied by Courtois. In the semifinals Real will meet European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

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