The era Xabi Alonso started with a custom: a stop of Courtois. It has been a month since the league ended and said goodbye Ancelottibut the first new Real Madrid was practically the one before, the last time, with Fran García suffering to defend his band as if he were chopping stone. There came the first danger play from Al Hilal, with more rhythm and the clearest ideas under the Solazo in Miami.
Xabi signed his first eleven with The two new signings releasing in defense and Gonzalo of striker, while Mbappé He was not even to get out of the hotel room. The canterano took his opportunity starting and ending the play of the first goal of a Madrid in construction. He started the backlash to which he gave continuity vinicius, and the ball reached him Rodrygowhich regained memory for a few seconds to put a center measured to the canterano, which with an unorthodox shot beat Bono. The two Brazilians had not appeared much and the assistant in that play showed that a vacation have not served him to recover the smile at all. He is a huge soccer player, as he showed with his pass, who does not come out what was previously born.
Without deserving it, Real Madrid had put himself ahead, with Dean Huijsen completing very good minutes As soon as he lands. It was known that it was very good taking the ball and its first passes forward were fresh air for a Madrid that did not find verticality. It is elegant, forceful in the one against one and ordered, so it was the best in the Dawn of whites in the Club World Cup.
Next to him, Asencio He hoped against Marcos Leonardo and a small grip inside the area made him his rival into an exaggerated fall that Facundo Tello, The collegiate, bought easily. It was Al Hilal’s draw, which no longer played as memory as in the first half hour, but found the goal that Salem broke.
In the second part, those of Simone Inzaghi They already had less the ball and Madrid showed more intention to try to victory, even if it were, as in the old days, based on individual quality. Vinicius started the second act overflowing on the left and Arda Güler He met the crossbar. The Turk came to have more the ball in the middle, which he carried, as in the old days too, to Tchouameni to play central.
Without great displays, Real Madrid improved the sensations of the first part, although it is still seen Very little Xabi Alonso on the field and in game mechanisms. The Basque was used in the two hydration pauses to give instructions and confidence to their new boys, who have not yet reset. The new coach with the penalty had the victory that, everything must be said, Fran García found for his endless desire to fight, and the elbow in the face he gave him Al Qahtani.
He threw him regular Valverde and stopped him bonusto continue with another custom of the past year, that of not being safe from eleven meters. And another custom starred Luka Modricwho had minutes and when the Hard Rock Stadium He went crazy as if it were the Bernabéu. The MVP was Gonzalo for his goal and the feeling is that Xabi has a job, but he already knew that when he arrived.