Club World Cup: Asencio sent off for Real Madrid as Pachuca dominate
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Date: 30 mins
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham lays the ball off for Arda Guler on the edge of the area, but the Turkey international's first-time strike with the outside of his boot skids off the turf and curls wide.
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Date: 28 mins
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Oles for every Pachuca pass - about 20 of them in a row. And now a few more fans start booing as Real Madrid don't press or make an effort to win the ball back in midfield.
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Date: 27 mins
Title: No Penalty
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
The check takes about 30 seconds, with a few fans booing. There's no replays on the screen of the incident.
In fact, there's no replay on my TV, so VAR's word will have to stand.
No penalty. Goal kick Real Madrid.
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Date: 26 mins
Title: Video Assistant Referee
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
And from that corner the counter is on for Pachuca!
The Mexican side play in Dominguez Figueroa who goes down after a coming together with Arda Guler. The ref says no, but VAR are looking at this.
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Date: 25 mins
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Better from Real Madrid who finally wake up. Vinicius beats a defender out wide with some great skill, and then cuts the ball back to Gonzalo Garcia whose shot deflects over.
Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner is straight at the keeper.
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Date: 23 mins
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Pachuca continue to have free-reign in the final third. Kennedy curls an effort just wide.
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Date: 20:23 BST
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
It's still really early days. But yes, fair to say Alexander-Arnold has had better starts to games.
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Date: 20:22 BST
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This 'Trent' lad looks a bit out of his depth. Was it a mistake to throw the young lad in so soon?
Kris
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Date: 21 mins
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Real Madrid then get a free-kick after a wayward elbow from Agustín Palavecino. He's booked.
But they give the ball away again with Rondon nearly getting in behind.
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Date: 20:21 BST
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Michael BrownFormer Premier League midfielder on DAZN
It was awful defending from Tchouameni. The follow up is close, Courtois reacts quickly, gets back up and gets cross with a good strong left hand to push it away. It's another promising attack from Pachuca.
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Date: 19 mins
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Stunning double-save from Thibaut Courtois.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has gone forward and nobody is covering him, allowing Pachuca to race down the left. Kenedy wallops one at goal and Courtios parries the ball straight to Alan Bautista.
The Belgium keeper is straight back up again to dive to his left and keep out Bautista.
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Date: 18 mins
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Ah. Real Madrid's momentum is slowed after the ball bursts on the pitch.
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Date: 17 mins
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Time for Trent Alxander-Arnold. The Englishman stands over a wide free-kick.
And then chips it straight to the goalkeeper.
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Date: 16 mins
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Real Madrid want a penalty. Has Vinicius Junior beaten goalkeeper Carlos Moreno to the ball?
Nope, says the Brazilian referee. Pachuca keeper gets to a back pass first and play is waved on.
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Date: 15 mins
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Was Rondon ever this good?
He's having a cracking game so far.
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Date: 20:15 BST
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Playing Asencio in the CB position V Rondon was a very big mistake by Alonso. Not just in hindsight. What a mismatch.
Jay
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Date: 13 mins
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid have had more of the ball so far. They've not had a shot yet though. In fact, the only chances have fallen for Pachuca who are playing a decent high-press, counter-attacking game.
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Date: 20:13 BST
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Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
LA Olympics is the next one. 2028.
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Date: 20:13 BST
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7/10 for the dive by Rondon. Get him signed up for the Olympics!
Anon
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Date: 20:12 BST
Title: Post
Content: Real Madrid 0-0 Pachuca
Real Madrid are all over the place. Rondon plays in winger Kenedy but Trent Alexander-Arnold is smart and forces the Pachuca player into shooting from a tight angle. Side-netting.
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