Real Madrid reached the Club World Cup final after goals from Vinicius Jr, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas secured a 4-1 win over Egypt's Al Ahly in Morocco on Wednesday.
2022 Club World Cup
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Playing without several key starters, Real Madrid struggled to break the deadlock against Al Ahly's well organised defence but opened the scoring right on halftime with a close-range strike by Vinicius.
Real extended their lead just after the break when Valverde tapped into an empty net from a rebound.
The Spanish side wasted opportunities to extend the lead and Al Ahly received a lifeline when Eduardo Camavinga tripped Hussein El Shahat inside the area in the 65th minute and defender Ali Maaloul tucked away the penalty.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric missed a penalty three minutes from the end of the game but Rodrygo and substitute Arribas completed a comfortable win in stoppage time.
Real will face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in the final in Rabat on Saturday after they shocked South American champions Flamengo 3-2 in the first semi-final.
Match Events
17' Rudiger's header too straight
19' Sherif's shot wide out
22' Rodrygo's shot wide out
28' Vinicius' shot wide out
29' CLOSE! Rodrygo hits the post
42' GOAL! El Ahly Cairo 0-1 Real Madrid (Vinicius)
46' GOAL! El Ahly Cairo 0-2 Real Madrid (Valverde)
57' Vinicius goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
65' Penalty Goal! El Ahly Cairo 1-2 Real Madrid (A. Maâloul)
87' Penalty Missed! (Modric)
92' GOAL! El Ahly Cairo 1-3 Real Madrid (Rodrygo)
98' GOAL! El Ahly Cairo 1-4 Real Madrid (Arribas)
Line-ups
El Ahly Cairo XI: Mohamed El Shenawy, Amr El Solia, A. Maâloul, Mahmoud Metwaly, Mohamed Hany, Aliou Dieng, Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sherif, Afsha, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ahmed Abdelkader
Subs: Ali Lotfi, Rami Rabia, Kahraba, Yasser Ibrahim, Tau, Taher Mohamed, Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Fakhri, Khaled Abdelfattah, Marwan Ateya, Hamza Alaa, Mohamed Ashraf
Real Madrid XI: Modric, Kroos, Alaba, Nacho, Rudiger, Valverde, Andriy Lunin, Aurélien Tchouameni, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga
Subs: Carvajal, Mariano, Odriozola, Vallejo, Asensio, Ceballos, Luis López, Lucas Cañizares, Sergio Arribas, Mario Martín