Thibaut Courtois produced an astonishing backup in the last drop while Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to install a semi-final of the Club World Cup with Paris Saint-Germain, in the middle of the drama in time of New Jersey.
The Spanish giants crossed a comfortable victory while the chronometer spent 90 minutes, leading 2-0 thanks to the first half goals of Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia.
Maximilian Beier (90 + 2) initially rocked Real’s feathers when he punished the poor authorization of Antonio Rudiger, but Kylian Mbappe (90 + 4) found a quick and spectacular response to restore the two -goals cushion with almost time.
However, when Dean Huijsen saw the red to bring Serhou Guirassy a few seconds after restarting and the AS of Dortmund hammered in his penalty (90 + 8), the real nerves jailed.
Dortmund has stacked and Marcel Sabitzer had to think that he had marked when he connected gently with a journey to the lower corner – but the super stop of courtes in the 99th minute assured that Real has just exceeded the line.
Trent witnesses the emotional day again
Trent Alexander-Arnold recorded another assist for Real Madrid earlier in the match.
During an emotional day for the right back, which presented a period of silence before the match to remember his former teammate of Liverpool Diogo Jota, whose funeral took place earlier on Saturday, the new man from Real Madrid showed his quality.
The players of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund observe a silence in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva
After making his first decisive pass in the famous white shirt against Juventus in the previous round, Alexander-Arnold failed a low pass through the box for his compatriot Fran Garcia to postpone the second of Real’s match.
“He was a very close friend,” said Alexander-Arnold about Jota Dazn. “Someone who turned on a room when he was in it. I shared a wardrobe with him for five years, incredible memories on and off the field with him.
“It goes without saying that he will never be forgotten by anyone. He will live for a long time in our memories for the incredible man and player he was.”
The real rising Gonazalo Garcia star continues its hot sequence
The assistance of Alexander-Arnold for Fran Garcia occurred 10 minutes after the elevation star, Gonzalo Garcia, had converted at close range for his fourth goal in five appearances during this tournament. The 21 -year -old revels in his role for his childhood club.
Gonzalo Garcia’s head coach, Xabi Alonso, said: “He does an excellent job for the team, he helps the team and he is in the right position in the box. He is a good n ° 9 and we are happy that he is doing well.”
Jude Bellingham – who was denied a match with his younger brother Jobe due to a suspension for the Dortmund midfielder – should have made 3-0 before half -time when he struck his wide shot from the post from the box, while Vinicius Jnr sang.
The real one stayed in control after the break, with Fede Valverde, Arda Guller and Antonio Rudiger almost adding a third towards the end of the 90 before all the drama that followed.
Mbappe sets up a PSG meeting with a spectacular strike
Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid scores an astonishing goal against Borussia Dortmund
As for Mbappe, an entertaining cameo turned into something more with its special scissor kick. They were the kind of quality supporters had come to the Metlife stadium to see.
He hopes to have a similar impact against his former PSG club when Real is back in action in the same place for their confrontation of the last four Wednesday.
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