Yesterday in the Qatari city of Lusail, the match for the Intercontinental Cup took place, featuring the winner of last season’s Champions League — Real Madrid, and the holder of last season’s Copa Libertadores — Mexican Pachuca.
Intercontinental Cup
Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain) — Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto, Mexico) — 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: Mbappe (37), Rodrigo (53), Vinicius Junior (84 pen.)
“Real”: Courtois, Fran Garcia, Rudiger, Tchouameni, Vasquez (Asensio, 88), Camavinga (Ceballos, 62), Valverde, Bellingham (Güler, 88), Vinicius Junior, Rodrigo (Modric, 70), Mbappe (Brahim Diaz, 62).
“Pachuca”: Moreno, Gonzalez, Mikolt, Barreto, Rodriguez (Sanchez, 75), Pedrasa, Montiel, Deossa (Hernandez, 89), Bautista (Mena, 75), Idrissi (Dominguez, 88), Rondon.
As a result, Real Madrid became the four-time holder of the Intercontinental Cup, which is a record achievement. Three times this trophy has been won by the Italian Milan, Uruguayan Penarol and Nacional, as well as Argentine Boca Juniors.
It is also worth noting that the Ukrainian goalkeeper of this club, Andriy Lunin, earned his 11th trophy with Real. Previously, he won two Champions League titles, two championships, the Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, and the Club World Cup with the Madrid team.