Real Madrid keep universe title

• Real Madrid secure back-to-back Club World Cup titles
• Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick sees them mount tip of a UAE 2017 podium
• Third pretension in 4 years sees them equal Barcelona’s record haul

Real Madrid have turn a initial side to keep a FIFA Club World Cup, earning a 1-0 win over Gremio to lift a pretension during UAE 2017.

A second-half strike from Cristiano Ronaldo was adequate to palm a Madrid giants victory, carrying dominated a confront with a South American champions in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening. 

The diversion began with a thump, with copiousness of physicality on show. However, it was a pretension holders that found their stroke quickest. Dani Carvajal and Luka Modric both had a rope blue and black-clad fans in a Zayed Sports City Stadium inhaling sharply.

Though a vast volume of internal support were not spared some shaken moments possibly in a opening period, with Edilson distinguished a swerving rocket of a free-kick inches over Keylor Navas’s crossbar.

Having had two-thirds of a possession before a break, Real returned for a second half looking to make it count. It did not take them prolonged and it was Ronaldo, who pennyless a resistance. Striking a free-kick from 25 yards, it is no warn there was an present inquisition among a Gremio wall, as a round nestled in a bottom corner, carrying seen a Portuguese’s shot pierce purify by it.

He suspicion he had taken his record goalscoring total in a Club World Cup from 7 to eight, volleying in 7 mins later, though Karim Benzema’s excellent curtsy down was adjudged to have been from an offside position.

Gremio unsuccessful to animate a response, with goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe forced into excellent saves from Modric – tipping his bid onto a post – Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale to stay within touching stretch of Los Blancos. However, they could not forestall Zinedine Zidane running a Spanish side to unbroken titles, equalling Barcelona’s record total of three.

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Article source: http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=279805/match=300398163/match-report.html