Real Madrid made a point of taking the Club World Cup seriously before the tournament began in the United States, as illustrated by the appointment of Xabi Alonso, and the signings of Dean Huijsen

Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final stage after both teams booked their places with wins on July 1. Los Blancos bea

Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler scored first-half goals and short-handed Real Madrid bounced back from a disappointing performance in its Club World Cup opener to beat Pachuca 3-1 in front of 70,248 spectators at Bank of America Stadium.