Article 6YERE Real Madrid survive late Dortmund scare to set up Club World Cup semi-final with PSG

Real Madrid survive late Dortmund scare to set up Club World Cup semi-final with PSG

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Alexander Abnos at MetLife Stadium
from US news | The Guardian on (#6YERE)
  • Quarter-final: Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund

  • G Garcia 10, F Garcia 20, Mbappe 90+4; Beier 90+2, Guirassy 90+8

Real Madrid have set up a date with Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final, despite a chaotic last 10 minutes, giving Kylian Mbappe a chance to face his former side on a big stage after he scored a fantastic acrobatic goal in a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund.

Xabi Alonso's Madrid looked entirely in control for the vast majority of the match, until a remarkable stoppage time made things nervy and Thibaut Courtois's last-gasp save preserved the victory. That incredible conclusion to an otherwise pedestrian match also included a late red card given to Real Madrid's Dean Huijsen, the impressive new arrival in central defence, who will miss the semi-final as a result of bringing down Serhou Guirassy right after Mbappe's stupendous volley for Real Madrid's third.

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