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Record FIFA Club World Cup winners Real Madrid meet fellow Europeans, Borussia Dortmund, in the quarterfinals.<\/em><\/p>\n Who:<\/strong> Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund How to follow:<\/strong> We\u2019ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 6pm local (22:00 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.<\/p>\n Record FIFA Club World Cup winners Real Madrid face the side they beat to claim the 2024 European crown, Borussia Dortmund, for a place in the semifinals.<\/p>\n Real lifted the Champions League trophy two seasons ago with a 2-0 win at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, now Dortmund have the chance to exact revenge by ending Real\u2019s hunt for a sixth FIFA title.<\/p>\n Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the tie.<\/p>\n Real opened their tournament with a 1-1 draw against Al Hilal but went on to beat Pachuca 3-1 and Real Salzburg 3-0, in doing so claiming top spot in Group H.<\/p>\n That set up a blockbuster round-of-16 tie with fellow European giants Juventus. Gonzalo Garcia\u2019s 54th-minute header was enough to seal a 1-0 win for the Spaniards against the Italians.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s Gonzalo Garcia scores his side\u2019s winning goal against Juventus [Marco Bello\/Reuters]<\/p>\n Dortmund also opened with a draw \u2013 a 0-0 stalemate against Fluminense \u2013 but secured wins against South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns and South Korea\u2019s Ulsan Hyundai.<\/p>\n Their top spot in Group F lead to a round-of-16 meeting with Mexico\u2019s Monterrey. Serhou Guirassy netted in the 14th and 24th minutes, with German Berterame tightening matters in a 2-1 win for the German club.<\/p>\n The sides have already had one rerun of the 2024 Champions League final when they met in the League Phase of last season\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n Dortmund, however, missed out on the chance to get one back on Real, who ran out 5-2 winners in the match in Spain.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s Kylian Mbappe comes on as a substitute [Hannah Mckay\/Reuters]<\/p>\n Kylian Mbappe continues his return from an illness which kept him out of the group stage of the tournament. The French forward did, however, make his first appearance at this year\u2019s CWC when he came off the bench in the 68th minute of the win against Juventus.<\/p>\n Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham serves a one-match ban following a second booking of the competition in the win against Monterrey. It means there will be no head-to-head with his brother, Jude.<\/p>\n This is the 17th meeting between the sides, with Real winning on eight occasions and Dortmund claiming the spoils in three of the encounters.<\/p>\n The Spaniards haven\u2019t lost in the last six meetings, claiming four wins in that time. The run included the Champions League final two seasons ago when Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior\u2019s goals secured the trophy for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s Nacho lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Champions League [Lee Smith\/Reuters]<\/p>\n Real Madrid have lifted the trophy, in its various guises, on a record five occasions, with their 2023 victory against Al Hilal being the last.<\/p>\n That does not include lifting the inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup in December after their victory against Pachuca, despite that competition taking on the former format of the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really delighted with the result [against Juventus], going through, and with the performance as well. We had to work, it was going to be tough, but we were professional and did really well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe know [Xabi Alonso] very well. He worked two and a half years in Germany, and he did a fantastic job. Now he\u2019s implementing everything he had at Bayer Leverkusen at Real Madrid. So we\u2019re expecting the same what we had in Leverkusen, only with different players. We\u2019re looking forward to it, but you have to play football for 90 minutes, and if we put everything on to the pitch, I think that we will have a good chance.\u201d<\/p>\n Courtois, Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Tchouameni, Huijsen, Garcia, Valverde, Bellingham, Guler, Mbappe, Junior<\/p>\n Kobel, Ryerson, Sule, Anton, Bensebaini, Svensson, Nmecha, Gross, Sabitzer, Guirassy, Adeyemi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Record FIFA Club World Cup winners Real Madrid meet fellow Europeans, Borussia Dortmund, in the quarterfinals. 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What:<\/strong> FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Where:<\/strong> MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States
When:<\/strong> Saturday, July 5 at 4pm local time (20:00 GMT)<\/p>\nHow did Real Madrid reach the quarterfinals?<\/h2>\n
How did Borussia Dortmund reach the quarterfinals?<\/h2>\n
What happened in Real Madrid\u2019s last meeting with Borussia Dortmund?<\/h2>\n
Real Madrid team news<\/h2>\n
Borussia Dortmund team news<\/h2>\n
Head-to-head<\/h2>\n
How many Club World Cups have Real Madrid won?<\/h2>\n
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso\u2019s pre-match thoughts<\/h2>\n
Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac\u2019s pre-match thoughts<\/h2>\n
Possible Real Madrid starting lineup<\/h2>\n
Possible Borussia Dortmund starting lineup<\/h2>\n