Chapter 618： Corinthians

The European Championships and South American Championships meet the finals, which is the scene that most media and fans all over the world want to see.

After all, the finals of the championships that represent the two continents with the highest level of football will be worth seeing.

Although the Club World Cup champions in the past five years have all been European teams, and Real Madrid's paper strength is much stronger than Corinthians, after all, Corinthians is a Brazilian giant, not a big fish.

It is always much stronger and more interesting than teams like Al Ahli and Monterrey.

After the two teams confronting each other in the finals, the world's enthusiasm for the Club World Cup finals immediately rose.

In addition to the titles of world champions, keywords and names such as Real Madrid, Lu Wenbin, Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Sixth Champion are also important reasons for attracting the attention of media and fans from all over the world.

Media from various countries have reported on the semi-finals and previewed the finals to remind fans to watch the live broadcast on time.

"In the just-concluded second semi-final of the Club World Cup, the Champions League champion Real Madrid swept the North American champion Monterrey 5-1 and advanced to the final. They will compete with the South American Libertador Cup champion Corinthians for this year's World Club Cup championship. ."

"In 2012, Real Madrid has won all the championships they can win, including the Champions League, Copa del Rey, La Liga, Spanish Super Cup, and European Super Cup."

"If you win the Club World Cup again, Real Madrid will complete the unprecedented sixth crown in world football."

"Six crowns, in an era when the three crowns are enough for the whole world to look up to, the six crowns are simply daunting!"

"If Real Madrid really beat Corinthians to win the sixth crown, then I can declare that this Real Madrid is the strongest Real Madrid in history, and the Galacticos is even more worthy of its name!"

"In the semifinals, Lu Wenbin has already performed a hat trick. I wonder what Lu Wenbin will perform in the finals?"

"Can Corinthians end the five consecutive club World Cup records of European teams? All will be in the final on December 16, please watch it on time. This station will bring you a live broadcast!"

With increasing attention, on the afternoon of December 16, Al Ahli and Monterrey played a third or fourth place final.

After 90 minutes of fighting, Monterrey defeated Al Ahli 2-0 and won the third place in the 2012 Club World Cup. Al Ahli only finished fourth.

Then, in the evening, it was Real Madrid and Corinthians' turn to compete for the championship.

At 20:00 pm on December 16, local time, with a whistle from the referee, the 2012 World Club Cup final of Real Madrid VS Corinthians officially kicked off at the Yokohama National Arena in Japan.

Real Madrid is still in their 4231 formation, while Corinthians is playing a 442 midfield parallel.

After the game began, Corinthians used the kick-off to take the lead in attacking Real Madrid.

Although the level of South American football is good, the level of attention cannot be compared with that of European football, which is regarded as the center of world football because of the accumulation of capital.

The Club World Cup is actually a rare opportunity for South American players.

Especially now that the opponent is Real Madrid, there are superstars such as Lu Wenbin and Ronaldo, and Real Madrid’s six-time gimmicks, etc., which are very attractive to the media and fans, and the level of attention is almost the same in the past. The most in the Club Cup final.

It is said that the final of the Club World Cup is broadcasted by TV stations in more than 100 countries around the world.

If they perform well in the Club World Cup finals, even if they can't win, they will definitely attract the attention of European big-name clubs, and they may get a chance to make big money in Europe.

Therefore, Corinthians' frontcourt players are very proactive and want to strive for performance and score goals.

Of course, the backcourt is not to be outdone, the defense is fierce and decisive, hoping to stop Real Madrid's counterattack.

However, the fierce defense has advantages and disadvantages, and sometimes it can scare the opponent. For example, Di Maria was a little backed and scared after being shoveled by the opponent and almost injured.

But Lu Wenbin, who knew that his injury tendency was zero, couldn't be frightened.

Not only did he not back down, but instead took the initiative to entangle with the opponent, intending to force the opponent to foul and give himself a free kick.

In the 20th minute, the opportunity really came.

Lu Wenbin started to break through after receiving a pass from Ronaldo from the wing near the center circle. After passing a midfielder, he was tackled by opposing defender Xikang Lianren with the ball about 25 meters from the front of the penalty area.

Xikang didn't close his foot when he tackled the ball. In fact, he wanted to get Lu Wenbin out of the game with a tackle.

As a result, Lu Wenbin was not injured, but when he fell, he stepped on him, and it was useless to complain to the referee. The referee believed that he uprooted Lu Wenbin and Lu Wenbin stepped on him unsteadily.

Xikon was shown a yellow card and awarded a free kick to Real Madrid.

Lu Wenbin was fouled and won a free kick before, but he did not score that time. This is one of the reasons why Xikang continued to foul with a fluke.

As a result, although there is no systematic skill this time, Lu Wenbin still kicked the ball directly into Corinthians' goal based on his free throw level.

Real Madrid fans and Lu Wenbin fans on the scene and in front of the TV burst into applause and cheers.

Xikang, who violated the rules, was depressed to death.

Now, he not only carried a yellow card, but also allowed Lu Wenbin to score a goal. This foul was really a loss.

Next, Xikang, who had a yellow card, became more cautious. Other players are also afraid of Lu Wenbin's free kick technique and dare not foul easily.

Real Madrid's offense has been much smoother.

In the 36th minute, Real Madrid scored again.

This time, Harvey Alonso crossed Lu Wenbin and directly sent a long air pass to find Benzema. Benzema stopped the ball in the chest and knocked it to Ronaldo. Ronaldo kicked off near the corner of the penalty area. Long shot Go round the far corner and succeed.

Real Madrid leads Corinthians 2-0.

In the next ten minutes, the Corinthians, who wanted to become famous, attacked and tried to equalize the score.

But Real Madrid's defense is not papery, and Corinthians's players have a poor shot and are not lucky. In the end, they did not score a goal and ushered in the end of the first half.

After a 15-minute break, the second half of the game officially began.

Corinthians continued the attack in the first half, and finally in the 58th minute, their midfielder Paulinho assisted forward Guerrero to score a goal and get a point.

Just as a handful of Corinthians fans were still cheering for the team happily, hoping that they would continue to work harder to overtake the score, in the 62nd minute, Real Madrid expanded the score again.

Di Maria made a bottom pass from the wing, and Lu Wenbin volleyed from the penalty area to penetrate Corinthians' goal again.

Real Madrid 3-1 Corinthians.