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HSPRIS – AFP
Saturday, December 22, 2018 – 2:10
MADRID: Real Madrid and Al Ain will have a date with history when they meet on Saturday at Madinat Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi for an unexpected final of the Club World Cup of FIFA 2018.
Al Ain wants to become the first Arab and Asian team to win the title, while Real hopes to win the competition (his new system) for the third time in the second and fourth in his history and sing the record with rivals Barcelona.
The club, champion of Europe for the last three seasons, won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2014, 2016 and 2017, while Al Ain, UAE champion, participates for the first time times at the competition.
Al Ain missed the prospect of reaching the final, which should bring Real and River Plate, Copa Libertadores of South America, to the extent that both teams play only in the semifinals.
However, the eye made a great adventure in the competition and overtook Tim Wellington New Zealand with great difficulty after a 3-3 draw to tie 3-3. In the quarter-finals, the biggest surprise of the semifinals was defeated by River Plate (5-4) (2-2 and 2 overtime).
"We thought our tournament career would end early, but what happened was the reverse," said Zoran Mamic, Croatian eye coach.
Despite the difficulty of the match against Real, Mamic found that his look was able to repeat the surprises and explained: "We showed that everything was in football and we showed that what was happening in football could not to be expected." Predictions before matches are sometimes only on paper ".
"After the draw, I was asked if you could face Real Madrid in the final, and I replied:" Is this tournament just a match? "They managed to achieve this goal."
Asked about the similarities between Al Ain's experience and the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in his country, the coach replied: "Croatia is second and we want the title."
Surprise "received" by Solari
The eye can be based on an easy test that Real has been facing in his last three games, collected in Arab clubs.
The Royal Club won 3-1 against Al-Nasr 3-1 and Raja Casablanca 3-2 in 2000. Al-Jazira defeated Al-Jazira 2-1 in semifinal 2017 after being held 1-1 in the 81st minute. Bale winner goal.
The Welsh international took over the lead role of Real in the current version, scoring a "hat-trick" 3-1 win over Asian champion Kashima Antlers.
Pale increased his record to six World Cup goals. It's one of the goals of his former colleague and current Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, the historical scorer of the competition.
Argentine coach Santiago Solari is eager to win the title of "World Champion" as coach after scoring as a player in 2002.
Real said that Solari, who had succeeded Real in October in Julien Lobetighe's place, tarnished by the results, "knew the taste of winning the world title in 2002 as a player" in the Cup team. Intercontinental. South) at the expense of Olympia Paraguayan Ascension 2-0.
"The FIFA Club World Cup is a good competition, I have clubs from different continents, I have a fantastic memory of this tournament," said Solari, who is looking to offer his first trophy to Real.
Solari said: "We have to play competitively, as before Kashima, if we wanted to win the title … The eye deserved to be in the final because it's the maximum of three teams. it means that football around the world has become equal, there are no strong or weak teams. "
Real was coached Friday in the absence of Marco Ascencio, injured in the semifinal muscles after about a quarter of an hour of play.
Saturday's third place between River Plate and Kashima Antlers also takes place.
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