Real Madrid produced their performance of the Club World Cup so far to qualify for the knockout stages as Group H winners. RB Salzburg were cast aside in cooler Philadelphia temperatures, 3–0.
A change of tack from new manager Xabi Alonso may have aided Los Blancos, who switched to a back three for their final group game. The alteration facilitated Trent Alexander-Arnold’s best performance of the tournament and Madrid’s most complete as a collective.
