Real Madrid advance, set up Juventus CWC clash

Vinícius Júnior scored 1 and acceptable up different arsenic Real Madrid secured a 3-0 triumph implicit RB Salzburg connected Thursday to seal apical spot successful Group H and beforehand to the Club World Cup circular of 16.

The Spaniards finished with 7 points, 2 wide of Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, who defeated Pachuca 2-0 successful the day's different radical fixture. Austria's Salzburg, with 4 points, and Mexican broadside Pachuca, who failed to registry a point, were eliminated.

Real Madrid volition adjacent look Group G runners-up Juventus connected Tuesday astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami, portion Al-Hilal instrumentality connected Manchester City successful Orlando connected Monday.

Under dependable rainfall successful Philadelphia, Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid dominated proceedings against a lacklustre Salzburg, who created fewer clear-cut chances.

Salzburg's 18-year-old goalkeeper Christian Zawieschitzky was crisp from the outset and denied Vinícius an aboriginal opener with a point-blank save.

The Brazilian guardant squandered further opportunities portion Gonzalo García besides missed a aureate accidental from a Vinicius transverse adjacent the half-hour mark.

The breakthrough yet arrived successful the 40th infinitesimal with Jude Bellingham threading a perfectly timed walk done to Vinicius, who danced past 2 defenders and unleashed from the borderline of the container to permission Zawieschitzky with nary chance.

Vinicius played a pivotal relation successful Real's 2nd during first-half added time, picking up a escaped shot successful the container and delivering an audacious back-heeled walk to Federico Valverde, who fired location from adjacent range.

Real Madrid maintained power successful the 2nd fractional but continued to discarded chances successful beforehand of extremity and it was not until the 84th infinitesimal that Gonzalo Garcia wrapped up the win, lobbing implicit the Salzburg goalkeeper successful a speedy counter.