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Amanda Langell

Xabi Alonso Chooses Gonzalo Over Mbappe: Takeaways From Real Madrid’s Club World Cup Victory vs. Dortmund

Kylian Mbappé only played 23 minutes against Dortmund. | IMAGO/Sportsphoto

Real Madrid secured their place in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals, defeating Borussia Dortmund 3–2 in a game that had just about everything.

For 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium, Xabi Alonso’s men dominated Dortmund. Gonzalo García opened the scoring in the 10th minute, bagging his fourth goal of the tournament thanks to a brilliant ball from Arda Güler. Fran García then found the back of the net 10 minutes later with all of the credit going to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s sublime assist.

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