Real Madrid win Club World Cup after comfortable victory over Al Ain
Latest action from the Club World Cup final
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Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 win over Al Ain to claim a fourth Club World Cup on Saturday.
Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente scored from outside the area, and Sergio Ramos added a late goal to lead the European champions to the world title.
Madrid, who have won the last three Champions Leagues, also won the Club World Cup in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
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84 min: Real Madrid 3-0 Al Ain
Two substitutions in two minutes for Real Madrid. Marcos Llorente and Lucas Vazquez are withdrawn, and their replacements are Brazilian duo Casemiro and Vinicius Junior.
GOAL! Real Madrid 3-1 Al Ain (Shiotani 87')
The UAE side won't leave with much tonight, but they get themselves on the scoresheet courtesy of a cracking header from the Japanese from a free-kick.
90 min: Real Madrid 3-1 Al Ain
We're into four minutes of added time here in Abu Dhabi. It's only a matter of time before Real Madrid make Club World Cup history.
GOAL! Real Madrid 4-1 Al Ain (Nader Own Goal 90+1)
Vinicius Junior has made a really impact since coming on, and following a darting run he forces the Al Ain defender into putting his toe poke into his own net.
Full Time: Real Madrid 4-1 Al Ain
Real Madrid are Club World Cup Champions for the seventh time in their history!
The Real Madrid club song plays around the Sheikh Zayed Stadium as they celebrate their third consecutive Club World Cup title.
Luka Modric's superb curling effort but the Spanish side ahead in the first half, before Marcos Llorente added another stunner.
Tsukasa Shiotani did register a goal for Al Ain in between further strikes from Sergio Ramos and an own goal from Yahia Nader.
It's Real Madrid's trophy once again!
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