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Real Madrid beat Pachuca 3-0 in Doha to win FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Pachuca started the game well, looking to get forward quickly and get at the Real Madrid defence. The Mexican outfit had a succession of early shots but nothing to really trouble goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Real Madrid showed their class after 37 minutes, scoring with their first shot on target of the match. Vinicius Junior latched onto a brilliant pass from Jude Bellingham before taking the ball around Carlos Moreno and unselfishly sliding the ball across to Kylian Mbappe who was able to tap home into an empty net from close range.

Pachuca had their first real chance after 52 minutes when Nelson Deossa found space on the edge of the box before letting fly, with a deflection taking it just past the post.

Just a minute later, Rodrygo made it 2-0 to Real Madrid with a real moment of magic. The Brazilian took the ball to the left-hand side of the edge of the box before shifting it back onto his right foot and bending an effort past Moreno. The referee was summoned to the VAR monitor over a possible offside due to Jude Bellingham’s positioning but the referee stuck with his original decision that the Englishman wasn’t interfering with play and the goal stood.

Salomon Rondon came close to halving the deficit on the 70 minute mark when the Venezuelan rose highest to power Elisas Montiel’s cross towards goal with a good header but it sailed agonisingly over the bar for the Pachuca man.

Real Madrid made sure of the result five minutes from time when Vinicius Junior fired his penalty past Moreno after Lucas Vazquez was fouled in the penalty area.

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