Our prediction for this FIFA Club World Cup match:
Real Madrid
Match Time & Date:
05/07/2025
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Borussia Dortmund
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Juventus, Real Madrid will look to book their spot in the FIFA Club World Cup semis when they take on Borussia Dortmund in the replay of the 2024 Champions League final. Back then Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and Xabi Alonso’s men are seen as favourites to win Saturday’s clash as well. Key attacker Kylian Mbappe is pushing for a start, while the likes of Endrick, Eduardo Camavinga, Ferland Mendy, and David Alaba remain in the recovery room.
The Yellow-Blacks, on the other hand, set up a meeting with Real Madrid by beating Monterrey 2-1, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final. Despite Serhou Guirassy finding his goal-scoring touch of late, we are tempted to bet on Real Madrid as the Spanish giants have been producing fine performances under Xabi Alonso. The likes of Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, and Salih Ozcan remain on the sidelines with injuries, while Jamie Gittens is a major doubt after missing the Monterrey game through illness.
Highlighted Player (Luka Modric):
Luka Modric is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in world football. The Croatian ace is a product of Dinamo Zagreb’s youth school and it has to be noted that he played 94 league games for the Modri between 2003 and 2008. In 2008 he signed a six-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £16.5 million.
Luka made his Tottenham debut on 16 August, 2008 in a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium. The Croatian star scored only 13 goals in 127 league appearances for the Spurs, but he is well known for his brilliant passing. In 2012 he signed for Real Madrid for a fee of £30 million and he made his debut against Barcelona in the 2012 Spanish Super Cup, return leg.
Modric quickly established himself as a first-team regular and, no doubt, he helped the capital club win two Champions League trophies (2013/2014, 2015/2016). You should bear in mind that he was named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2014.
Highlighted Team (Borussia Dortmund):
1909 by eighteen footballers from Dortmund. Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) play their home games at Signal Iduna Park, but the stadium’s original name is Westfalenstadion. The capacity of Borussia’s home ground is 81,539 and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1974. BVB have the highest average attendance in the world of football.
Borussia Dortmund have won eight Bundesliga trophies, while clinching the German Cup title three times.
However, the club’s biggest success came in 1997 when they outplayed Juventus in the Champions League final. Karl-Heinz Riedle scored a brace for BVB in the 3-1 win over Juve, with Lars Ricken finding the net in the title game as well. Borussia’s biggest rivals are Schalke 04 and the two teams square off against each other in the Revierderby.
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