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5 days ago
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Real Madrid plan immediate sale after Alvaro Carreras' arrival
Real Madrid have secured their third defensive signing of the summer transfer window as Alvaro Carreras arrives. Benfica have relented in their battle to keep the Spanish left-back after including him in their FIFA Club World Cup squad last month. Advertisement The Portuguese giants confirmed Real Madrid were interested in bringing Carreras back to the Spanish capital – having previously played for the club at youth level – but their first transfer offers were rejected. Carreras has since headed off on a summer break, but with both sides free from Club World Cup duty, the deal has been wrapped up. Real Madrid clinch Carreras transfer Real Madrid previously hoped to complete a transfer for around €40m, but Benfica blocked any suggestion of a negotiation over his full €50m release clause in Lisbon. Club legend Rui Costa and head coach Bruno Lage teamed up to fire a message of no deal being done over the 22-year-old in June. Image via Hector Vivas/FIFA via Getty Images Advertisement The situation has changed little since then and the clause will be paid but Real Madrid have reached an agreement to pay the full amount, in instalments. Carreras' arrival will mean fresh questions over Fran Garcia and Ferland Mendy with both players linked to exit. Fran Garcia offered Serie A exit route Garcia completed all six of Real Madrid's games at the Club World Cup, and impressed in patches, with Mendy ruled out due to injury. However, with his first team chances expected to be slashed, the Spain international is on the hunt for a new challenge. Reports from Diario Sport claim Serie A giants AC Milan are preparing a €20m offer to bring him to the San Siro as current left back – and former Real Madrid player – Theo Hernandez has accepted an offer to join Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
Business Upturn
09-07-2025
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- Business Upturn
FIFA Club World Cup: PSG vs Real Madrid – Starting Line-up, Prediction, Head-to-head and More
By Ravi Kumar Jha Published on July 9, 2025, 08:48 IST Two of Europe's biggest powerhouses, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, are set to lock horns in the semifinals of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at the MetLife Stadium on Wednesday. With a spot in the final at stake, this clash promises to be a mouthwatering encounter between two teams stacked with elite talent and ambition. PSG have been in scintillating form this season and are eyeing a historic quintuple. After dismantling Inter Miami 4-0 in the Round of 16, Luis Enrique's men passed a sterner test against Bayern Munich, securing a hard-fought 2-0 win. Los Blancos, led by Xabi Alonso, began their Club World Cup journey with a controlled 1-0 win over Juventus, before edging past Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a thrilling quarterfinal. Goals from Gonzalo Garcia, Fran Garcia, and super-sub Kylian Mbappe helped Madrid progress. Head-to-Head Stats Total Meetings: 15 PSG Wins: 5 Real Madrid Wins: 7 Draws: 3 Their last competitive meeting came in the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Round of 16, with Real Madrid winning 3-2 on aggregate after a dramatic second-leg comeback. Predicted Line-ups PSG XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz; Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia. Real Madrid XI: Thibaut Courtois; Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dean Huijsen; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fede Valverde, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Fran Garcia; Vinicius Jr., Kylian Mbappe. Prediction This is a clash between two European juggernauts. PSG, despite missing key defenders, have looked more balanced and disciplined across the tournament. Madrid, while dangerous in attack, have shown lapses at the back and could be punished by PSG's electric frontline. Prediction: PSG 2-1 Real Madrid Ahmedabad Plane Crash Ravi kumar jha is an undergraduate student in Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia and Mass Communication. A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication and he also has a genuine interest in sports. Ravi is currently working as a journalist at
Qatar Tribune
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Real flirt with disaster late on to set up PSG semi at Club World Cup
dpa East Rutherford, New Jersey Real Madrid outlasted Borussia Dortmund 3-2 after a dramatic finale on Saturday to set up an intriguing Club World Cup semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. Gonzalo Garcia opened the scoring in the 10th minute and Fran Garcia got the second 10 minutes later as Real were in full control. But it was not over until plenty of stoppage time drama with three goals, a red card for Real's Dean Huijsen, and a mega save from Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on the last play of the match. Maximilian Beier pulled one back for Dortmund completely out of the blue, Kylian Mabappe's artistic volley made it 3-1, Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty to give Dortmund hope again after being pulled down by Huijsen which resulted in the red card. Courtois then made an extraordinary save against Marcel Sabitzer to preserve the victory. New Real coach Xabi Alonso had brought on France captain Mbappe and Croatian veteran Luka Modric late in the game amid big cheers from the fans. Dortmund came close but Real advanced into the final four which on Wednesday at the same venue will be a duel between the record Champions League winners from Spain and the reigning champions in the elite event from France. PSG beat Bayern Munich 2-0 earlier Saturday. 'It a great challenge for us to play PSG. We are positive from today and move on to the next one,' Alonso told streaming portal DAZN. Looking at the match, he added: 'It was under control with the result and not conceding much, but the last 10 minutes were crazy. We lost our shape and intensity.' Dortmund defender Waldemar Anton said: 'We tried after the first goal and didn't give up. I already saw the last ball in. 'A 3-3 would have been lucky. We didn't do well in the first half. We conceded too easy and had too much respect. It was a little better in 2nd half.' Alonso fielded the same 11 that started in the quarter-final against Juventus while Dortmund's Niko Kovac made two changes. Julian Brandt came on for Jobe Bellingham, whose suspension ruled out a of brothers against Real's Jude Bellingham, who in the past also played in Dortmund. The Germans had an early chance from Brandt's header which went wide but Real soon took control and took the lead in the 10th minute when Gonzalo Garcia volleyed in Arda Güler's pass. It got worse for Dortmund when a cross from the right by Trent Alexander-Arnold found the other full back Fran Garcia to drill home for 2-0. Bellingham shot wide in the 26th and Vinicius Junior chipped over with Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel stranded far outside of his goal shortly before half-time. Real were not quite as dominant after the break but Dortmund also lacked in attack to find a way back into the match. Aurelien Tchouameni rattled the crossbar but a goal would not have counted because Vinicius Junior was offside in the build-up. Güler aimed inches wide in stoppage time and Antonio Rüdiger poked wide as well as Real appeared to head to an easy win - until all the drama unfolded late on.
SowetanLIVE
06-07-2025
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- SowetanLIVE
Real Madrid survive Dortmund scare to reach Club World Cup semis
Real Madrid edged past Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a dramatic Club World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday to set up a last-four clash with Paris St Germain. The Spanish giants stamped their authority on the match early at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, dominating possession and opening a two-goal lead thanks to strikes by Gonzalo and Fran Garcia in the 10th and 20th minutes. Gonzalo, the 21-year-old forward continuing his breakout tournament, opened the scoring with a close-range volley from Arda Guler's cross. Ten minutes later, Garcia doubled Real's lead, arriving at the far post to turn in Trent Alexander-Arnold's low delivery after an incisive move down the right.
Dubai Eye
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Dubai Eye
Real Madrid survive Dortmund scare to reach Club World Cup semis
Real Madrid edged past Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a dramatic Club World Cup quarter-final on Saturday to set up a last-four clash with Paris St Germain. The Spanish giants stamped their authority on the match early at the MetLife Stadium, dominating possession and opening a two-goal lead thanks to strikes by Gonzalo and Fran Garcia in the 10th and 20th minutes. Gonzalo, the 21-year-old forward continuing his breakout tournament, opened the scoring with a close-range volley from Arda Guler's cross. Ten minutes later, Garcia doubled Real's lead, arriving at the far post to turn in Trent Alexander-Arnold's low delivery after an incisive move down the right. Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. squandered chances to extend Real's lead before halftime, while Aurelien Tchouameni came closest in the second half, rattling the crossbar with a curling effort from the edge of the box. Despite the reduced intensity of play in New Jersey's scorching heat, Real comfortably saw out the match, leaving Dortmund unable to mount a comeback until the game exploded into life in 10 minutes of mayhem in added time. Substitute Maximilian Beier pounced on a rebound in the 93rd minute to pull one back for Dortmund, but a minute later Kylian Mbappe restored Real's two-goal cushion with a stunning volley. Dortmund refused to back down, however, and Serhou Guirassy's pace saw him break through Real's defence only to be pulled down in the box by Dean Huijsen. The defender was shown a straight red card, ruling him out of the semi-final, and Guirassy coolly converted the resulting spot-kick to reduce the deficit to 3-2. Dortmund came within inches of forcing extra time when in the ninth minute of added time Thibaut Courtois produced a sensational save to deny Marcel Sabitzer's powerful strike. "We were doing really well and the match looked under control but then in the last 10 minutes things got crazy," Real manager Xabi Alonso told DAZN. "We have lost a little bit our focus and intensity when we didn't have the ball and luckily nothing else happened. But overall we have had good 80 minutes and the last 10 minutes to improve." Real Madrid now turn their attention to PSG, who defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 to book their place in the semi-finals. The winners of that clash will face Fluminense or Chelsea, who meet on Tuesday, in the final.
