Real Madrid vs Al-Hilal - LIVE!
Real Madrid began their Club World Cup campaign with an entertaining 1-1 draw with Al-Hilal at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Los Blancos, who gave Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen debuts, were slow out of the blocks as their Saudi opponents, managed by Simone Inzaghi, were on the front foot in the early exchanges.
Real took the lead against the run of play on 34 minutes through Gonzalo Garcia, but Ruben Neves’ penalty equalised for Hilal.
Federico Valverde missed a penalty late on as Bono produced a superb save to give both clubs an opening point apiece.
Real Madrid vs Al-Hilal latest news
- Real Madrid vs Al-Hilal TV channel and live stream - 5, DAZN
- Real Madrid confirmed line-up - Trent debut, Mbappe missing
- Real Madrid 1-0 Al-Hilal - Garcia puts Alonso's side ahead
- Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal: Neves penalty gets Saudi side level
- Bono produces super save to deny Valverde from spot
FT: Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hial
22:08 , Oli GentThere’s the full-time whistle, and it’s a richly-deserved point for the Saudi side. They defended resolutely when the going got tough, and they were brave going forward as well. Plenty to think about for Xabi Alonso.
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Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
22:04 , Oli Gent90+6 mins: What a chance for Garcia! A lovely ball in from Huijsen as Garcia steals around the far post, but his header is well saved by Bono!
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
22:01 , Oli Gent90+3 mins: Seven added minutes.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
22:00 , Oli Gent90+1 mins: It’s saved by Bono! Valverde is denied from 12 yards, as he screws the kick to Bono’s right, but the Moroccan keeps him out! What drama!
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:58 , Oli Gent90 mins: Penalty! Madrid have a spot-kick, and the Real fans are on their feet. Hilal are furious, with Neves booked for dissent, as is Al Qahtani. Inzaghi can’t believe it.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:57 , Oli Gent89 mins: Penalty check! The referee is checking for a penalty as Al Qahtani’s loose arm strikes Garcia in the face. This could be a penalty here, although it looks harsh...
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:55 , Oli Gent87 mins: It’s all Madrid now. Can Hilal hold on?
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:52 , Oli Gent84 mins: There is a roar as Luka Modric takes to the field to replace Jude Bellingham.
There are two changes for Hilal, too, with Al Juwayr and Al Harbi on for Lodi and Leonardo.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:51 , Oli Gent82 mins: Corner, Real. Guler has been bright since he’s come on. He takes it, sending in an outswinger which Huijsen meets, and it’s wide. Another chance, as the referee deems that a Hilal head touched it last.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:48 , Oli Gent80 mins: Vinicius Junior is substituted, with Madrid fans booing the decision, as Victor Munoz comes on.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:45 , Oli Gent76 mins: Nasser Al-Dawsari comes off, replaced by Mohamed Kanno.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:42 , Oli Gent74 mins: Madrid have their first corner of the game, which Guler delivers. It goes all the way through, but the ball finds itself all the way back at Courtois’ feet.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:40 , Oli Gent72 mins: What a chance for Leonardo! Al-Dawsari skips away from Vazquez down the left and cuts it back for Leonardo in space, but he skies the effort, leaning back!
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:35 , Oli Gent68 mins: Guler, now playing off the right, cuts in onto his stronger left foot and goes for power from the angle, but he blazes it wide.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:33 , Oli Gent66 mins: Changes afoot for Madrid, with Alexander-Arnold being sacrificed for Lucas Vazquez, and Brahim Diaz replaces Rodrygo.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:32 , Oli Gent65 mins: A couple of changes for Hilal, with Malcom and Cancelo leaving the field. To replace them, on come Hamad Al Yami and Mohammed Al Qahtani.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:30 , Oli Gent62 mins: Real are beginning to threaten as Vinicius picks up Alexander-Arnold’s deep cross. He hangs it up for Garcia at the far post, but his header is tame.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:28 , Oli Gent60 mins: An hour played and it’s all to play for. Milinkovic-Savic goes down under challenge, right under the nose of Inzaghi, who has his head in his hands that his side don’t get the free kick.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:26 , Oli Gent57 mins: Free kick, Madrid. Huijsen advances well into the Halal half and is chopped down by Milinkovic-Savic, who protests his innocence. Guler stands over the set piece, but Koulibaly defends it well.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:22 , Oli Gent54 mins: Hilal are still doing an excellent job of containing what seems to be a revitalised Madrid with a bit more purpose.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:19 , Oli Gent51 mins: Alexander-Arnold shows a lovely touch to get away from Koulibaly, but his cross is cleared well by Al-Tambakti.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:16 , Oli Gent49 mins: A tactical observation as a result of Guler’s introduction, with the Turk moving into midfield as a free eight. Tchouameni has dropped back to centre-half to cover Asencio, and Valverde has slipped into the holding midfield berth.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:15 , Oli Gent47 mins: Off the bar! Madrid fly out of the traps as they get two sights of goal within the space of a few seconds. Vinicius bursts down the left and crosses, and Guler acrobatically sends an effort that crashes onto the bar, before the following header from Garcia is well kept out by Bono!
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
21:13 , Oli Gent46 mins: We’re back underway, and there’s a change for Madrid.
Arda Guler is on for Los Blancos, replacing Asencio.
HT: Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
20:55 , Oli GentThere’s the interval, and Madrid are lucky to be level here.
Hilal have been really impressive, going for Real at every opportunity.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
20:52 , Oli Gent45+2 mins: What a chance! Milinkovic-Savic and Al-Dawsari produce some neat interplay between themselves on the edge of the area as the Saudi winger goes for the curler, and it’s deflected just wide!
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
20:50 , Oli Gent45 mins: Five added minutes.
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
20:50 , Oli Gent43 mins: Alexander-Arnold is trying to move into midfield at every opportunity to give Real numerical superiority in the engine room.
It does leave them slightly exposed out wide, where Hilal are having a lot of joy...
Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal
20:46 , Oli Gent41 mins: Goal! They’re level, and it’s Ruben Neves! He sends Courtois the wrong way, and they are deservedly back level.
Real Madrid 1-0 Al-Hilal
20:45 , Oli Gent39 mins: Penalty! Hilal have a penalty, and it’s Asencio who’s the guilty party. A long ball is punted towards Leonardo, and he is looking for the contact with Ascencio breathing down his neck. The Brazil striker goes down, and earns a spot-kick.
Real Madrid 1-0 Al-Hilal
20:40 , Oli Gent34 mins: Goal! Gonzalo Garcia scores the first goal of the Xabi Alonso era, and it’s a swift counterpunch! It’s a devastating move as Vinicius starts the move, driving through the heart of Hilal before feeding Valverde. The Uruguayan gets a toe to the ball to pick out Rodrygo on his outside, and the Brazilian winger slides it across the box for Garcia to dink over Bono! 1-0.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:38 , Oli Gent32 mins: Rodrygo looks to get more involved as he cuts in off the right and lets fly with his left, but Bono watches the effort whistle high and wide of the target.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:32 , Oli Gent28 mins: Close! Neves whips in an outswinging corner from the Hilal right, and it’s the first where the Saudi side win the first contact, as Al-Tambakti gets his head to it, but he can only direct the header wide of the target.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:3127 mins: Koulibaly strides out of defence and into midfield, carrying on into the open grass ahead of him. He slips Al-Dawsari in ahead of him, but Tchouameni recovers well enough to nick the ball behind with a foot in.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:30 , Oli Gent25 mins: All Hilal at the moment! Malcom picks up the ball in the right half-space, feigning inside and out, before feeding Cancelo, who overlaps in support. The Portuguese full-back teases Garcia, turning one way and then the other before delivering a right-footed cross, but Huijsen nods clear.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:28 , Oli Gent23 mins: Corner, Al-Hilal. The Saudi side are looking to penetrate Madrid’s right side, and Lodi and Al-Dawsari are working well together, earning a set play. It’s delivered to the near post, where Garcia powers a clearing header behind for another dead ball, but Al-Dawsari’s cross is poor.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:26 , Oli Gent21 mins: What a chance for Garcia!
Tchouameni wins the ball authoritatively in the air, and Bellingham picks up the pieces in midfield. He looks for Vinicius, who peels into the right-hand channel, and the Brazilian tries to cut it across goal for Garcia, who produces a perfect airshot.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:24 , Oli Gent19 mins: No goal! Hilal think they’re ahead, as Renan Lodi wheels away in celebration, but that is curtailed quickly!
The left-back steals in behind Alexander-Arnold and powers into the penalty area, and he slots into the far corner beyond Courtois, but the flag is up on the far side!
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:22 , Oli Gent18 mins: A first bit of defending for Trent Alexander-Arnold to do down the right as Al-Dawsari stands him up, but the Saudi wide man runs the ball out of play.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:21 , Oli Gent16 mins: Vinicius Junior this time thinks that he’s been fouled, and he clamours for a red card for Koulibaly!
The Brazilian looks to be clean through on goal through the centre as Koulibaly goes sliding in, and Vinicius throws himself to the floor, earning himself a booking for diving instead.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:19 , Oli Gent14 mins: Hilal are screaming for a penalty as Renan Lodi chases a bouncing ball down the left channel of the box, and feels that he is upended by his compatriot Rodrygo.
HIs tumble is theatrical, but there is a VAR check with the left-back down and receiving treatment holding his lower back. No penalty, however, and we play on.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:1712 mins: That’s loose! Hilal look to play it around the back as Neves passes back to Al-Tambakti, but his pass is loose looking for Koulibaly as Garcia looks to seize upon the mistake, but Koulibaly recovers well to play it off the young striker and earn a goal kick to avert the danger.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:15 , Oli Gent10 mins: How are Hilal not in front?
They burst forward with floods of bodies breaking into the box, and the cross from the right is stood up to the far post, where Al-Dawsari’s swipe ricochets into the path of Leonardo, who can only stab wide of the target from close range! What a chance.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:13 , Oli Gent8 mins: A really strong sliding challenge by Asencio tight to the right touchline on Al-Dawsari as the winger tried to get away. Renan Lodi looks to launch a long throw, but it’s cleared well by Valverde, although Koulibaly is down after a collision with the Spaniard.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:11 , Oli Gent6 mins: Asencio has the first crack for Madrid, as space opens up in front of the central defender. He advances, and takes the invitation to shoot, but Bono claims well.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:09 , Oli Gent5 mins: Milinkovic-Savic drives the free-kick into the wall, but Madrid can’t get it clear as Neves picks up the third phase. The Portuguese has a speculative crack from distance, but it’s over the top.
Real Madrid 0-0 Al-Hilal
20:08 , Oli Gent3 mins: First touches for Alexander-Arnold, who immediately looks to invert.
He’s clearly been instructed by Alonso that he has the licence to drift and affect the game where he sees fit.
Meanwhile, Hilal have the first sighting of goal as they stream forwards, with Milinkovic-Savic winning the initial flick-on from the long ball, finding Malcom. The Serb gets it back and strikes from range, but Courtois parries.
Leonardo latches onto the loose ball, and is felled on the edge of the area. Chance here for the Saudi side!
Kick off
20:04 , Oli Gent1 min: We are underway!
Here come the players!
19:59 , Oli GentOne by one they come...
And there is a roar for every Real player.
Alonso's pre-match thoughts
19:49“I slept pretty well,” Alonso said to DAZN of his preparation for this game last night.
On his talisman striker Mbappe’s absence, he said: “For the last couple of days, he had a fever and was not able to train at all.”
Asked about Trent Alexander-Arnold making his debut for the club, Alonso said: “He has the qualities on the ball, but he’s also a defender and will need to defend.
“A great addition and a great signing for the club. “
Key match-ups
19:45 , Oli GentWhat are the stand-out individual battles this evening?
It will certainly be intriguing to see how Joao Cancelo tries to contain Vinicius Junior down the Real left, and whether the inexperienced Garcia can get the better of Hilal’s two physical central defenders, Koulibaly and Al-Tambakti.
In the engine room, Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde flank the anchoring Aurelien Tchouameni in a scintillating trip, with both the England and Uruguay internationals tasked with scuttling from box-to-box and affecting the game in a combative manner.
Brazilian talent Marcos Leonardo could be confident this evening as he prepares to battle the debutant Huijsen and Asencio at the heart of the Madrid defence, and he will be supported ably by his compatriot Malcom cutting inside off the right flank to give Fran Garcia problems.
Who is Gonzalo Garcia?
19:30 , Oli GentThere is a shock name in the attacking trident for Real tonight, and it’s not Kylian Mbappe.
Instead, it’s Garcia, the 21-year-old striker, who came into the first-team fold back in August 2023.
Since then, he has been back playing for the club’s Castilla side, while he featured in three La Liga games in the season just gone.
Man City cruise past Wydad
19:18 , Oli GentManchester City made light work of Wydad AC in their opening group game, coming through 2-0 in Philadelphia, but they played the final moments with 10 men after Rico Lewis saw red.
Al-Hilal line-up
18:50The Saudi side have submitted their teamsheet, and there are no surprises:
Confirmed Al-Hilal XI: Bono; Cancelo, Koulibaly, Al-Tambakti, Lodi; Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Nasser Al-Dawsari; Salem Al-Dawsari, Leonardo, Malcom
Real Madrid line-up
18:43 , Oli GentLos Blancos have confirmed their line-up, and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen make their debuts, but there is no Kylian Mbappe.
Confirmed Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Fran Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Gonzalo Garcia, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
Will Mbappe play?
18:40 , Oli GentKylian Mbappe’s participation in this game hangs in the balance, after the French striker missed training with an injury.
Will he have recovered in time to play this evening?
Al-Hilal early team news
18:31 , Oli GentAs for the Saudi side, they no longer have Brazilian star Neymar to call upon, but they don’t half have some weapons in their arsenal.
Former Man City full-back Joao Cancelo is in line to start, while Kalidou Koulibaly and Renan Lodi could complete three quarters of an ex-Premier League defence.
Ruben Neves, the former Wolves captain, could be joined in midfield by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Real Madrid early team news
18:11 , Oli GentAlonso should have a full squad to pick from here, but there are four key absentees - all in defence.
Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, and David Alaba will both not be available to the Spaniard as they are eased back into the fold after their injury lay-offs.
New signings Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen are expected to make their bows in the famous white and gold.
How can I watch Real Madrid vs Al-Hilal?
18:05 , Oli GentYou can watch this match for free either on Channel 5 or on streaming service DAZN.
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17:45 , Oli Gent... to Standard Sport’s LIVE text coverage of Real Madrid’s first Club World Cup outing against Al-Hilal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could make his debut for Los Blancos, while Xabi Alonso takes charge of his side for the first time.
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