Real Madrid shines in front of packed Linc in Philly’s last FIFA Club World Cup group game

Philly rounded out its group-stage games of the FIFA Club World Cup with a Linc-filling clash between Spanish superclub Real Madrid and Austrian giants FC Salzburg on Thursday night With the - preeminence Madrid came out on top in both the contest and in Group H and advanced to a round-of- encounter against Italian club Juventus at Miami s Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday We seemed to click out there We had a match plan we executed it really well and we were very happy with the win the present day Trent Alexander Arnold a new signing for Real Madrid from Liverpool mentioned after the competition It was our aim to top the group Still unbeaten and nowadays three goals and a clean sheet is a good confidence boost going into the round of The match which was played in the rain after the last insufficient matchups took place in scorching heat drew spectators to the Linc the largest attendance at the stadium this tournament The venue s average attendance before this challenge was from five games and Thursday night was not far off the stadium s record soccer attendance set last year in the exhibition match between English Premier League sides Liverpool and Arsenal That record might have been topped if FIFA hadn t removed specific seats to widen the pitch to its specifications Real Madrid s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his crew s first goal during the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia Thursday June AP Photo Matt Slocum Ticket prices for this battle started at around on Ticketmaster before kickoff making it the priciest of Philly s games so far by a lot Real Madrid is the preponderance valuable soccer company in the world and also the preponderance followed especially among Spanish-speaking communities Even if you don t assistance the crew getting to see the current and past Galacticos Kylian Mbapp Vinicius Junior Jude Bellingham Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham in the squad s white uniforms is on a great number of a soccer fan s bucket list Unbalanced in the stands Moses and Tanya Gutierrez came in from Los Angeles for the encounter It was their first Club World Cup battle but not their first time seeing Real Madrid Last year they went to Santiago Bernab u Stadium to see the crew play a home contest a childhood dream come true for Moses He had also seen them play preseason games in LA but felt that those friendly games lacked the competitiveness that a regular season or tournament match like the Club World Cup does It s amazing especially for people that haven t had the opportunity to see them this close to home to see them certainly you know go for it he revealed Real Madrid supporters Moses from left Tanya and Heather Gutierrez came for Los Angeles for the FIFA Club World Cup match against FC Salzburg Nick Kariuki Billy Penn Salzburg owned by force drink and sports conglomerate Red Bull is a dominant force in the Austrian Bundesliga That disclosed it was hard to pick out the Salzburg supporters in the stands just like it was hard to find plenty of to interview outside the stadium before the championship Among the scarce were Alexander Kremsmair his wife Magan and parents Erich and Susanna who came to the contest wearing Austrian national association jerseys in advocacy of Salzburg It s fantastic to be able to represent Alexander mentioned It would be great if there would be more of us here but of module the jump is big over the pond right But we re proud to wear the jerseys Alexander Kremsmair from left his wife Magan and parents Susanna and Erich were among the very sparse FC Salzburg fans for the association s FIFA Club World Cup tournament against Real Madrid Nick Kariuki Billy Penn Alexander and Magan live near Trenton and aligned Erich and Susanna s visit from Vienna with the battle He revealed that a Salzburg win would have selected extra significance for him I m a big Barcelona fan I just want Real Madrid to lose so badly he mentioned Real Madrid s biggest rivals Barcelona played in the first ticketed match ever at the Linc back in August in a friendly against Manchester United Mbapp one of the Real Madrid superstars that multiple were hoping to see on the field did not play as he recovers after being hospitalized with gastroenteritis earlier this summer A consequential battle The encounter had real stakes Both teams had points in the group-stage round going into the tournament with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout rounds A draw would have seen both sides advance if Saudi association Al Hilal didn t win against Mexico s Pachuca in the championship being played in Nashville at the same time The pressure on Salzburg grew when it was disclosed that Salem Al Dawsari had scored for Al Hilal with the goal being shown on the Linc s big screens Keenly aware that they were now in third and facing elimination Salzburg went from a more defensive posture to pushing into Real Madrid s half in search of an advantage It was Madrid who ascertained the scoresheet first though Vinicius Junior who was denied in the th minute by a fantastic left-foot save from goalkeeper Christian Zawieschitzky ran on to a pass from Bellingham crossed up his defender and scored in the bottom corner in the th minute Madrid made it - before halftime with Vinicius teeing up captain Federico Valverde with a backheel pass for a close-range shot In the second half Salzburg came out more aggressively and came closest in the th minute when Edmund Baidoo s shot was cleared by Bellingham Replays exhibited it was headed slightly off target The third and final Madrid goal came in the th minute by Gonzalo Garc a who capitalized on a lax pass by Joane Gadou and chipped the ball over the goalkeeper Real Madrid s Vinicius Junior celebrates with teammate Gonzalo Garcia left after scoring his squad s first goal during the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia Thursday June AP Photo Matt Slocum In the other championship Al Hilal won - to advance and Salzburg was out of the tournament Of program we are disappointed but we also have to look inside and look at our opponent really really strong one of the best in the world Salzburg s Danish midfielder Maurits Kj rgaard revealed after the challenge If we yearned to get a impact currently we had to play our best football I think we did in a few periods of the meeting over there but in all minutes they were better than us Despite the loss Kj rgaard appreciated the atmosphere in the stadium on the night and the experience of competing in the tournament overall I think in the modern day was amazing Not so multiple were cheering for us but of unit there are a lot of Real supporters all over the world You can also see it in the States It s a club for everybody everywhere So it was a really great experience He was also impressed by the teams from around the world that had participated in the newly expanded version of the tournament and mentioned that Europe could learn from the fans fields pitches in soccer talk and conditions this summer Real Madrid s Aur lien Tchouam ni also complimented the atmosphere in the Linc You know that we are Real Madrid so you know that wherever we play we re going to have the fans with us So thanks for them he explained The pitch was really good so obviously it s easier to play a good competition Philly will host two knockout stage games in the tournament Brazilian sides Botafogo and Palmerias will face off at noon Saturday in a round-of- match The winner of that event will return to take on the winner between Portuguese side Benfica and Chelsea in a quarterfinal contest on the Fourth of July at p m Franlin Monuz right and his father Nelson came from Hudson County N J to advocacy Real Madrid against FC Salzburg in the FIFA Club World CUp challenge in Philadelphia Nick Kariuki Billy Penn Former Real Madrid participant Davor Suker poses for a picture with fans before the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia Thursday June AP Photo Matt Rourke Red Bull Salzburg s Frans Kratzig right and Real Madrid s Trent Alexander-Arnold compete for the ball during the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia Thursday June AP Photo Matt Slocum Fans sit in heavy rain as they watch the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia Thursday June AP Photo Matt Slocum The post Real Madrid shines in front of packed Linc in Philly s last FIFA Club World Cup group challenge appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY