Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 win over Al Ain to claim a fourth Club World Cup on Saturday.
Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente scored from outside the area, and Sergio Ramos added a late goal to lead the European champions to the world title.
Madrid, who have won the last three Champions Leagues, also won the Club World Cup in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
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Welcome to our coverage of the Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and Al Ain in Abu Dhabi.
The Spanish side are looking for their third consecutive world title, but they are up against a side who have already caused one shock in this year's competition by knocking out Copa Libertadores winners River Plate in the semi-final.
However, as shown below, Gareth Bale starts and has scored six goals in five Club World Cup games, which includes the hat-trick he scored in the semi-finals against Kashima Antlers.
Kick-off in just over 50 minutes time.
Plenty of rumours have gone around about just how content Gareth Bale is with the European Champions, and having sung his praises in midweek following his hattrick, it seems Santiago Solari's relationship with the Welshman has reached a rather interesting stage.
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Of course, Bale seems to be just as happy on the pitch as he is off it. Following his three goals in midweek he spoke about how he feels the departure of one of the icons of the club this century leaving has benefited him.
Marca's description of the relationship between Bale and Solari is arguably not the most wonderfully strange thing to have come out of the pre-match build up.
Al Ain coach Zoran Mamic described the final as a race between a Smart car and a Mercedes Formula One car. However, the Croatian didn't rule out an upset.
""Real Madrid is the biggest club there is, but sometimes a Smart car can beat a Mercedes," said the Croatian.
"We want to make the final very complicated for Real Madrid. We hope that whoever is in charge of the stadium makes their goal smaller. Real Madrid is the big favourite but sometimes machines don't work as well as you expect them to."
"We want to make the final very complicated for Real Madrid. We hope that whoever is in charge of the stadium makes their goal smaller. Real Madrid is the big favourite but sometimes machines don't work as well as you expect them to."
Mamic will certainly hope that the Spanish machine is not as well oiled as it has been in the past, because history is certainly on the side of the European Champions.
Al Ain became just the second Arabic team to qualify for the final of the Club World Cup since 2005, which was when the current format was introduced.
The first came in 2013, when Raja Casablanca beat an Atletico Mineiro side featuring a certain Ronaldinho in the semi-finals.
However, the Moroccan outfit were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich. Is there a similar fate in store for Al Ain against another European superpower, who are aiming for their seventh overall world title?
Find out in just over 20 minutes time.
Here is the Al Ain line up for today's big game.
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5 min: Real Madrid 0-0 Al Ain
Early possession for Real Madrid and Marcos Llorente has already threatened the Al Ain goal, but his cross is put onto the post By Lucas Vazquez.
10 min: Real Madrid 0-0 Al Ain
It has certainly been a lively start to the game, but neither side looks much interested in defending.
Gareth Bale and Marcelo have both had efforts that have gone over the bar, while the former has already threatened to break the UAE side's defensive line.
Similar problems however for Real Madrid, who were also split apart by a pass that Courtois came for but did not claim.
17 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
The Spanish side may be ahead, but they have certainly ridden their luck so far.
Just before the Modric goal, they were opened up after a Marcelo mistake, but ElShahat was denied a solo goal by a Sergio Ramos block.
19 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
It really should be two! Dani Carvajal surges down the right and cuts it back to Lucas Vazquez, who sweeps it just wide of the far post.
22 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
That second goal really doesn't look too far away.
Gareth Bale forces a save after firing a shot at Khalid Eissa, before Karim Benzema's effort is deflected behind seconds later.
Sergio Ramos has a go from the resulting corner, but his header is inaccurate.
27 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
Everything just seems to have calmed down a bit at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium after a frantic start which was more symbolic of the final ten minutes of a game than the start.
Real Madrid however do look like they could score at any moment, with their right-hand side combination of Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez causing plenty of problems.
32 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
Madrid have not only sharpened up in attack, their defence seems to have shut the gaps that were evident early on.
Marcos Llorente has been partly responsible for that, and he lets out an audible groan as a corner is conceded which he believed to be a goal kick.
Nothing comes of it however.
36 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain
He simply has to score, and under Santiago Solari Karim Benzema has been doing so.
But this is poor from the Frenchman, who blazes over with the whole goal at his mercy after Lucas Vazquez's smart cut-back.
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