Real Madrid beat Al Ain 4-1 & wins the Club World Cup for a record 4th time
Al Ains dream run in the Fifa Club World Cup was finally extinguished when the defending champions, led by the recently-crowned worlds best player, brought their class to bear in the final in Abu Dhabi.
Real Madrid retained their title as goals from Luka Modric, Marcos Llorente, and Sergio Ramos, plus an own goal from Yahia Nader, gave the Spanish side a 4-1 win over the Arabian Gulf Leagues finest at Zayed Sports City Stadium.
While there was no shock in the result, neither was there any shame in the performance for the valiant runners up, who had infused UAE football with so much joy by even reaching this far.
https://twitter.com/PLGoals2/status/1076527109584142337
Goals by:14′ Luka Modric | 60′ Marcos Llorente | 79′ Sergio Ramos | 86′ Tsukasa Shiotani | 90′ Yahia Nader OG
We are the Champions!!!@realmadrid pic.twitter.com/omQdTXpMbP
— Athos Dumas, Mosquetero. (@AthosDumasE) December 22, 2018
WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆🏆@realmadrid #ClubWC pic.twitter.com/3F98jNGJwK
— adidas Football (@adidasfootball) December 22, 2018
After a 4-1 win… @realmadrid is the winner of the FIFA #ClubWC #UAE 2018 pic.twitter.com/MoxVbGFZXr
— مجلس أبوظبي الرياضي (@AbuDhabiSC) December 22, 2018