Club World Cup: Manchester City crush Juventus in 5-2 win, Real Madrid down Salzburg
They extended their lead in the second half as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, who came in as substitutes alongside Savinho, found the back of the net to ensure they ended their campaign on a high and look forward to the knockout stages, where they take on Al-Hilal on July 1.REAL MADRID'S CLINICAL DISPLAYXabi Alonso's side put up their best display of his tenure as they dominated the Austrian-based side to progress through to the knockout stages.Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde got themselves on the scoresheet, while the young striker Gonzalo Garcia also scored in the final stages of the game as they finished with a clean sheet to end their group-stage matches.advertisementInterestingly, Alonso opted for a three-man defence, with Dean Huijsen, Aurlien Tchouamni and Antonio Rdiger as the three centre-backs, and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fran Garcia as his full-backs. After having moved back to a system similar to the one he had at Bayer Leverkusen, where he helped the side win a historic league title, Madrid were able to dominate on all fronts, and the signs show that he could continue with a similar approach in the coming games.Garcia is also making a strong case to be Madrid's striker that they can bank on to thrive from the bench, but it remains to be seen if the club will dip into the transfer market and bring in another signing.They will face off against Juventus on July 2 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.- EndsMust Watch
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