Real Madrid beats Al-Hilal to win 5th Club World Cup
(L-R) Rodrygo, Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid celebrate with the trophy following the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022 Final match between Real Madrid v Al Hilal at Prince Moulay Abdellah on February 11, 2023 in Rabat, Morocco.Real Madrid has won the Club World Cup for a record-extending fifth time after beating Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final in Rabat, Morocco.
Vinicius Junior scored twice and helped Karim Benzema in a third goal, while Federico Valverde added two more for the European champions in Saturday’s final, which turned into a shootout.
Al-Hilal never led the match but showed it was no fluke that it had upset Brazil’s Flamengo to reach the decider in Morocco’s capital.
Luciano Vietto scored twice and Moussa Marega once for the Asian champions.
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