Club World Cup final preview: Madrid eye landmark win

• Real Madrid confronting Grêmio in Saturday’s FIFA Club World Cup final (18:00CET kick-off)
• Zidane says his organisation are ‘growing and we need to uncover it’.
  
• Madrid have no damage worries forward of diversion opposite Brazilian team
  
• European sides have won their final 9 Club World Cup games
  
• Madrid kick Al-Jazira 2-1 in semi-final with Ronaldo and Bale on target

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How Madrid competence line up

Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić, Isco; Benzema, Ronaldo

Zinédine Zidane, Real Madrid coach

Zinédine Zidane addresses a media in Abu Dhabi©Getty Images

“We’re full of wish and fad for a game. We’re penetrating to move another pretension home; that’s since were here. We’ve been here for a week, scheming for this final. Now we’re here, we unequivocally wish above anything to go home with a trophy. We’re here since we won a UEFA Champions League, and we wish to urge a title. We need to consider about Saturday’s game. We will need to play a unequivocally good compare if we wish to win. We’re flourishing and we need to uncover it; tomorrow would be a good time to do usually that.

“I’m informed with Grêmio since I’ve watched utterly a lot of their matches though I’m not too certain of a turn of a Brazilian League right now. They’re a clever organisation and they’ll give us a good game. It’ll expected be a formidable match. Like us, a Brazilians competent for a final and they merit to be there. They’ll wish to win usually as most as us. It’s not going to be easy.”

Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid captain

“It’s another possibility to reaffirm a standing as universe champions. We unequivocally wish to go home with another prize underneath a belts. We’re adult for it and whenever there’s a pretension during stake, people are encouraged that small bit extra. It would be a club’s sixth Club World Cup title, definition it’s a special match. It would be an memorable year for us and a fans if we were to win it. It would be a pointer that we’re doing things well.”

Grêmio indispensable additional time to win their semi-final©Getty Images

Grêmio players with European experience

• Bruno Grassi (GK, BRA): Marítimo (POR, 2008–10)
• Paulo Victor (GK, BRA): Gaziantepspor, loan (TUR, 2016–17)
• Bruno Cortês (DEF, BRA): Benfica, loan (POR, 2013–14)
• Pedro Geromel (DEF, BRA): Chaves (POR, 2004–05), Vitória SC (POR, 2005–08), Köln (GER, 2018–14), Mallorca, loan (ESP, 2012–13)
• Leo Moura (DEF, BRA): Germinal Beerschot (BEL, 1999–2000), Den Haag (2000–2001), Braga (2005)
• Cristian (MID, BRA): Fenerbahçe (TUR, 2009–14)
• Cícero (MID, BRA): Hertha Berlin (GER, 2008–10), Wolfsburg, loan (GER, 2010–11)
• Douglas (MID, BRA): Rizespor (TUR, 2005–06)
• Fernandinho (MID, BRA): Verona, loan (2015)
• Maicon (MID, BRA): Duisberg (2007–10)
• Lucas Barrios (FOR, PAR): Dortmund (GER, 2009–12), Spartak Moskva (RUS, 2013–15), Montpellier, loan (FRA, 2014–15)
• Beto da Silva (FOR, PER): PSV Eindhoven (NED, 2016–17)
• Jael (FOR, BRA): Kalmar (SWE, 2010)

Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi after a 2015 final©Getty Images

Club World Cup facts

• Cristiano Ronaldo’s idea opposite Al-Jazira saw him pass Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi to turn a tip scorer for European clubs in a Club World Cup with 6 goals.

• Two players have strike a hat-trick for a European side during a finals, Suárez opposite China’s Guangzhou Evergrande in a 2015 semi-finals and Ronaldo contra Kashima Antlers in final year’s final.

• Messi and Ronaldo are a usually players to have scored during 3 Club World Cups. The Argentinian scored in a 2009, 2011 and 2015 editions while a Portuguese was on aim in 2008, 2016 and 2017.

• Ronaldo is a usually actor to have found a aim in a Club World Cup for some-more than one European side – Manchester United in 2008 and Real Madrid in both 2016 and 2017.

• Toni Kroos and Ronaldo are a usually players to have carried this prize with dual opposite clubs. The German midfielder was jubilant with Bayern in 2013 and Madrid in 2016 while a Portuguese tasted excellence with United in 2008 and Madrid in 2014 and 2016.

• Barcelona are a usually organisation to have won a foe 3 times, triumphing in 2009, 2011 and 2015. Four Barcelona organisation played in all 3 of those finals: Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo following his lass success©Getty Images

• A European side has featured in a final of all though one of a 13 editions of a Club World Cup, Corinthians violence associate Brazilians Vasco da Gama on penalties after a 0-0 pull in Rio de Janeiro in that initial 2000 decider.

• In that tournament, Manchester United (eliminated in a organisation stage) and Real Madrid (defeated on penalties in a semi-finals) became a initial – and so distant usually – European member to destroy to strech a Club World Cup decider.

• After that initial edition, a Club World Cup did not take place again until 2005, with a foe afterwards replacing a European/South American Cup – final contested in 2004 – in a UEFA bar calendar.

• European teams during a finals have won their final 9 games, not surrender in 7 of those matches.

• Chelsea’s 1-0 retreat opposite Corinthians in a 2012 final is a solitary better for a European side in their final 21 fixtures in a competition.

• European clubs’ altogether record in 31 Club World Cup games is W24 D3 L4.

Chelsea following their better in a 2012 final©Getty Images

Club World Cup winners by nation

5: Spain
4: Brazil
2: Italy
1: England, Germany

Most European Club World Cup goals by team

23: Barcelona, Real Madrid
10: Manchester United
6: Internazionale Milano
5: Bayern München
5: AC Milan
3: Chelsea
3: Liverpool

Wayne Rooney scored in a 2008 final©Getty Images

European sides’ Club World Cup scorers

6: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)
5: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
3: Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
2: Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Raúl González (Real Madrid), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Seydou Keita (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Pedro Rodríguez (Barcelona)
1: Adriano (Barcelona), Jonathan Biabiany (Internazionale), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Nicky Butt (Manchester United), Dante (Bayern München), Deco (Barcelona), Samuel Eto’o (Internazionale), Cesc Fàbregas (Barcelona), Darren Fletcher (Manchester United), Geremi (Real Madrid), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Mario Götze (Bayern München), Eidur Gudjónsen (Barcelona), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid), Isco (Real Madrid), Kaká (AC Milan), Mario Mandžukić (Bayern München), Rafael Márquez (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Maxwell (Barcelona), Diego Milito (Internazionale), Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Goran Pandev (Internazionale), Franck Ribéry (Bayern München), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Sávio (Real Madrid), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Dejan Stanković (Internazionale), Thiago Alcántara (Bayern München), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United), Javier Zanetti (Internazionale), possess idea (Chelsea)

FIFA Club World Cup hurl of honour

Milan carried a prize in 2007©Getty Images

Barcelona 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Real Madrid 2 (2014, 2016)
Corinthians 2 (2000, 2012)
AC Milan 1 (2007)
Bayern München 1 (2013)
Internacional 1 (2006)
Internazionale Milano 1 (2010)
Manchester United 1 (2008)
São Paulo 1 (2005)

World bar titles in full*

Real Madrid 5 (1960, 1998, 2002 + 2014, 2016)
AC Milan 4 (1969, 1989, 1990 + 2007)
Barcelona 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Bayern München 3 (1976, 2001 + 2013)
Boca Juniors 3 (1977, 2000, 2003)
Internazionale Milano (1964, 1965 + 2010)
Nacional 3 (1971, 1989, 1988)
Peñarol 3 (1961, 1966, 1982)
São Paulo 3 (1992, 1993 + 2005)

*Includes European/South American Cup + FIFA Club World Cup

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