Real Madrid vs Kashima Antlers
2018 Fifa Club World Cup semi-final
Venue: Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick in 11 minutes to send Real Madrid into the Club World Cup final with a 3-1 win over Kashima Antlers in Abu Dhabi.
The Wales forward opened the scoring just before the break, side-footing home, and then added two more in quick succession early in the second half to put the Spanish giants 3-0 up.
He scored his second after 53 minutes and completed his treble two minutes later with another neat finish to become the third player in Club World Cup history to score a hat-trick.
Bale was replaced by Marco Asensio on the hour and Kashima pulled a goal back through Shoma Doi as the game finished 3-1 to Madrid.
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Team news
Kashima Antlers: Kwoun, Abe, Doi, Endo, Jung, Nagaki, Nishi, Serginho, Shoji, Silva, Yamamoto
Subs: Sogahata, Anzai, Inukai, Kanamori, Machida, Ogasawara, Leandro, Tanaka, Uchida, Yamaguchi, Kawamata
Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Llorente, Modric, Lucas, Benzema, Bale
Subs: Casilla, Isco, Asensio, Casemiro, Ceballos, Nacho, Odriozola, Vinicius Junior, Reguilon, Valverde, Navas
Real Madrid Club World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Casilla, Courtois
Defenders: Carvajal, Vallejo, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Odriozola, Reguilón, Javi Sánchez
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, M. Llorente, Asensio, Isco, Ceballos
Forwards: Mariano, Benzema, Bale, Lucas Vázquez, Vinicius Jr
