Real Madrid-Juventus: all eyes on a place in the Club World Cup quarters
Our team face the Italian outfit at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium (9:00 pm CEST; 3:00 pm local time).
The Club World Cup is entering its knockout phase, and Real Madrid are gearing up for tonight's Round of 16 clash. It's all or nothing for our team, who finished top of their group and now face Juventus, who finished runner-up in the opening round, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (9:00 pm CEST; 3:00 pm local time). Xabi Alonso's boys are already familiar with the ground, having opened their campaign there a couple of weeks ago.
This really is a historic clash of the titans. Two European and world football legends go head-to-head for the 22nd time in a competitive fixture. Miami's Hard Rock Stadium will be playing host to clubs with 17 European Cups between them (15 for Real Madrid and 2 for Juventus, who have been in 7 other finals), as they battle it out for a place in the Club World Cup Round of 16. The winner will face the victors in the clash between Borussia Dortmund and Monterrey.
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This will be Xabi Alonso's fourth match in the Real Madrid dugout. The Spaniard is unbeaten so far, having won two (Pachuca and Salzburg) and drawn one, on his debut against Al Hilal. Our coach will now be looking for his third win on the bounce - and in the pre-match press conference, he reflected: “”.
Juventus
The Italian side head into the game with a record of two wins and one defeat in their Club World Cup campaign so far. They got underway in some style against Al Ain (0-5), before enjoying another convincing win in their second clash, this time against Wydad (4-1). They were unable to continue their run against Manchester City (2-5), who clinched top spot in Group G at the Italians' expense. Yildiz is their leading marksman in the competition (3 goals), and he also ranks top for crosses (10) and shots (7) for Juventus. Vlahović, meanwhile, has found the back of the net in the last two games.