Our prediction for this FIFA Club World Cup match:
Al Ain
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2018
11:30 AM
Prediction: 1-3
Real Madrid
David faces Goliath in Abu Dhabi at Sheikh Zayed Sports City in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final. Real Madrid are eager to defend their title, but hosts Al Ain should not be written off just yet. Al Ain set up a meeting with the Spanish giants by beating Copa Libertadores winners River Plate in the semis and, no doubt, they are brimming with confidence ahead of the decided. However, seeing that Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari can count on key players for the FIFA Club World Cup final, we are tempted to put our money on the defending champions. A man to watch in Santiago Solari’s team will be Gareth Bale, who scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Kashima in the semis. It has to be noted that Real Madrid and Kashima meet for the first time ever in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Marcus Berg):
Marcus Berg is a Swedish footballer who was born on 17 August, 1986. The 184-cm-tall attacker played for the likes of Torsby, Velen and Goteborg during his youth career and he continued playing for the Anglarna at senior level.
Marcus Berg joined Groningen in 2007 and two years later he moved to Bundesliga, signing a deal with Hamburger SV. After spending the 2010/2011 season on loan at PSV, the Swedish striker made 13 appearances more for Hamburg and on 8 July, 2013 he joined Panathinaikos. Berg signed a four-year deal with the Greek outfit and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the team on his debut against Panetolikos.
The Swedish striker scored 15 goals in the 2013/2014 Greek Superleague campaign with Panathinaikos. Berg has 19 appearances for Sweden U21 team and he made his 42nd for the first team at the 2016 European Championship finals in France. The Swedish forward is well known for his heading ability.
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).
Barcelona
Chelsea
PSV
Basel
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Milan
Celtic
Kalju
Crvena Zvezda
HJK
