As night fell, the Roussel Stadium in Doha, Qatar, took center stage at 1 a.m. BST on Dec. 19, as Real Madrid and Pachuca, ranked 16th in the Mexican Superliga, squared off in a top-of-the-continental-cup clash.
The battle was on, the first half of the storm, 200 million giants of the connection instantly ignited, Vinicius clever over the goalkeeper, the ball unselfishly sent to the feet of Mbappe, the latter easily broke the goal, Real Madrid with a 1-0 lead into the halftime break; the second half, Mbappe again, assisted Rodrigo to expand the score, Vazquez made a penalty kick, Vinicius again hit the 3-0, Real Madrid locked up the victory.
In the end, Real Madrid beat Pachuca 3-0 to win the Intercontinental Cup, its second title of the season.
Before the match, Ancelotti tactical layout clever, lined up 4231 formation, Mbappe protrudes forward, Bellingham back, Vinicius and Rodrigo two wings, Valverde and Camarvinga as the back, Vázquez, Joan Armeni, Rüdiger, F García form a solid back, Courtois guard the goal, the starting lineup valued at up to 1.07 billion euros; and Pachuca to fight in the 4231 formation, the Chinese Super League veteran Long Dong. The starting lineup is valued at just €27.7 million, led by Chinese Super League veteran Long Dong.
However, Real Madrid showed overwhelming dominance in a battle of strengths. Despite Pachuca being at the bottom of the Mexican Superliga standings, both sides had a strong desire to attack and the number of shots on goal was even. Real Madrid's victory was due to the individual abilities of the 300 million dollar giants, with Vinicius' precise assists, Mbappe's lightning breakthroughs, Rodrigo's strong breakthroughs in the penalty area, and Vazquez's penalty kicks for the shutout, all of which demonstrated Real Madrid's championship-winning prowess.
The data shows that despite a 65% possession rate, Real Madrid's shots on goal were equal to Pachuca's, with five of them hitting the target, only one more than Pachuca's. The goal difference between Real Madrid and Pachuca is evident from the fact that Real Madrid was the best team in the world. In terms of conversion rate and efficiency, Real Madrid once again won, and the gap in strength was evident.
