Real Madrid and PSG set up CWC semi-final meeting
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was among their stars as he used his fingertips to palm away the potential tying goal on the game's final play.
Gonzalo García and Fran García had scored in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's quarter-final in New Jersey as Madrid built a 2-0 lead.
Dortmund's Maximilian Beier scored three minutes into stoppage time and Mbappé, who entered in the 67th, restored a two-goal lead with his bicycle kick one minute later.
But Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty kick in the eighth minute of added time after he was fouled by Dean Huijsen, who received a red card and will miss the semi-final.
Courtois used all of the lengthy arm on his 6-foot-7 frame to tip away Marcel Sabitzer's shot just before the final whistle.
Gonzalo García, a 21-year-old who made only five Spanish league appearances in the past two seasons, was given the start by new Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso over Mbappé, still regaining fitness after acute gastroenteritis.
Mbappé came on for Jude Bellingham.
The game drew 76,611 to MetLife Stadium, site of next year's World Cup final.
Madrid will now meet Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain who claimed a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in their quarter-final in Atlanta.
Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute for Paris Saint-Germain in a game marred by a gruesome injury to young German star Jamal Musiala.
With PSG two men down after a pair of late red cards and Bayern throwing everyone forward, Ousmane Dembélé then added an insurance goal deep into stoppage time to send the French powerhouse to the semis.
Dembélé, whose goal was set up by Achraf Hakimi's brilliant dribbling through five Bayern defenders, celebrated by sitting with his legs crossed to honor Liverpool player Diogo Jota, who was killed along with his brother in a car crash early Thursday. A moment of silence was held before the opening kick.
PSG broke a scoreless deadlock when João Neves stole the ball from Harry Kane near the halfway line to send the French team sprinting toward the Bayern goal.
Neves got the ball back off a give-and-go and found Doué lurking just outside the top of the area. His left-footed shot caught Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer flat-footed as it skidded inside the right post.
PSG had to hold on for dear life to preserve the win after Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández were both sent off with red cards. Pacho was called for a reckless challenge and Hernandez earned red for doling out an elbow.
Bayern had two apparent goals flagged for offside, including a header by Kane. In the waning seconds, the German club was awarded a penalty kick, only to have it waved off after a video review.
Musiala's sickening injury marred the outcome.
As he chased a loose ball in first-half stoppage time, PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma darted off his spot and dived for it - only to crash into the left ankle of the 22-year-old German. As Musiala rolled over, his foot dangled awkwardly, the ankle appearing to be cleanly broken.
Donnarumma kneeled down in horror when he realised the seriousness of the injury. A stretcher was immediately summoned to take Musiala off the field.
Kylian Mbappe's spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in second-half stoppage time as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2, setting up a Club World Cup semi-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was among their stars as he used his fingertips to palm away the potential tying goal on the game's final play.
Gonzalo García and Fran García had scored in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's quarter-final in New Jersey as Madrid built a 2-0 lead.
Dortmund's Maximilian Beier scored three minutes into stoppage time and Mbappé, who entered in the 67th, restored a two-goal lead with his bicycle kick one minute later.
But Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty kick in the eighth minute of added time after he was fouled by Dean Huijsen, who received a red card and will miss the semi-final.
Courtois used all of the lengthy arm on his 6-foot-7 frame to tip away Marcel Sabitzer's shot just before the final whistle.
Gonzalo García, a 21-year-old who made only five Spanish league appearances in the past two seasons, was given the start by new Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso over Mbappé, still regaining fitness after acute gastroenteritis.
Mbappé came on for Jude Bellingham.
The game drew 76,611 to MetLife Stadium, site of next year's World Cup final.
Madrid will now meet Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain who claimed a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in their quarter-final in Atlanta.
Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute for Paris Saint-Germain in a game marred by a gruesome injury to young German star Jamal Musiala.
With PSG two men down after a pair of late red cards and Bayern throwing everyone forward, Ousmane Dembélé then added an insurance goal deep into stoppage time to send the French powerhouse to the semis.
Dembélé, whose goal was set up by Achraf Hakimi's brilliant dribbling through five Bayern defenders, celebrated by sitting with his legs crossed to honor Liverpool player Diogo Jota, who was killed along with his brother in a car crash early Thursday. A moment of silence was held before the opening kick.
PSG broke a scoreless deadlock when João Neves stole the ball from Harry Kane near the halfway line to send the French team sprinting toward the Bayern goal.
Neves got the ball back off a give-and-go and found Doué lurking just outside the top of the area. His left-footed shot caught Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer flat-footed as it skidded inside the right post.
PSG had to hold on for dear life to preserve the win after Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández were both sent off with red cards. Pacho was called for a reckless challenge and Hernandez earned red for doling out an elbow.
Bayern had two apparent goals flagged for offside, including a header by Kane. In the waning seconds, the German club was awarded a penalty kick, only to have it waved off after a video review.
Musiala's sickening injury marred the outcome.
As he chased a loose ball in first-half stoppage time, PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma darted off his spot and dived for it - only to crash into the left ankle of the 22-year-old German. As Musiala rolled over, his foot dangled awkwardly, the ankle appearing to be cleanly broken.
Donnarumma kneeled down in horror when he realised the seriousness of the injury. A stretcher was immediately summoned to take Musiala off the field.
Kylian Mbappe's spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in second-half stoppage time as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2, setting up a Club World Cup semi-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was among their stars as he used his fingertips to palm away the potential tying goal on the game's final play.
Gonzalo García and Fran García had scored in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's quarter-final in New Jersey as Madrid built a 2-0 lead.
Dortmund's Maximilian Beier scored three minutes into stoppage time and Mbappé, who entered in the 67th, restored a two-goal lead with his bicycle kick one minute later.
But Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty kick in the eighth minute of added time after he was fouled by Dean Huijsen, who received a red card and will miss the semi-final.
Courtois used all of the lengthy arm on his 6-foot-7 frame to tip away Marcel Sabitzer's shot just before the final whistle.
Gonzalo García, a 21-year-old who made only five Spanish league appearances in the past two seasons, was given the start by new Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso over Mbappé, still regaining fitness after acute gastroenteritis.
Mbappé came on for Jude Bellingham.
The game drew 76,611 to MetLife Stadium, site of next year's World Cup final.
Madrid will now meet Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain who claimed a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in their quarter-final in Atlanta.
Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute for Paris Saint-Germain in a game marred by a gruesome injury to young German star Jamal Musiala.
With PSG two men down after a pair of late red cards and Bayern throwing everyone forward, Ousmane Dembélé then added an insurance goal deep into stoppage time to send the French powerhouse to the semis.
Dembélé, whose goal was set up by Achraf Hakimi's brilliant dribbling through five Bayern defenders, celebrated by sitting with his legs crossed to honor Liverpool player Diogo Jota, who was killed along with his brother in a car crash early Thursday. A moment of silence was held before the opening kick.
PSG broke a scoreless deadlock when João Neves stole the ball from Harry Kane near the halfway line to send the French team sprinting toward the Bayern goal.
Neves got the ball back off a give-and-go and found Doué lurking just outside the top of the area. His left-footed shot caught Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer flat-footed as it skidded inside the right post.
PSG had to hold on for dear life to preserve the win after Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández were both sent off with red cards. Pacho was called for a reckless challenge and Hernandez earned red for doling out an elbow.
Bayern had two apparent goals flagged for offside, including a header by Kane. In the waning seconds, the German club was awarded a penalty kick, only to have it waved off after a video review.
Musiala's sickening injury marred the outcome.
As he chased a loose ball in first-half stoppage time, PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma darted off his spot and dived for it - only to crash into the left ankle of the 22-year-old German. As Musiala rolled over, his foot dangled awkwardly, the ankle appearing to be cleanly broken.
Donnarumma kneeled down in horror when he realised the seriousness of the injury. A stretcher was immediately summoned to take Musiala off the field.
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