Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund, scheduled for Saturday evening at 10 p.m., will conclude the quarter-finals of this Club World Cup. After beating Juventus, Xabi Alonso’s team will face Kovac’s side. They are the favourites, of course.
This is also because Madrid has regained Mbappé after the problems he had at the start of the World Cup, which even forced him to be hospitalized. And the Frenchman, after getting a taste of the pitch again against Juventus, is ready to reclaim his place in the heart of the Madrid attack. So this is another reason why the Spaniards can have their say, and why they should get the better of the Black and Yellows.
Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund predictions: our picks
In short, let’s take a look at our picks for goalscorers and shots on goal. As for goalscorers, we are obviously going to go for the Frenchman, who is still waiting to open his account and is acclaimed by the American public, who are desperate to see him make his mark in this competition. He’s in good shape, his physical problems are now a distant memory, and his quality has never been in doubt. We saw it against Juventus: the moment he came on, his teammates lit up, almost instantly, and Courtois didn’t have to make another save.
And, again against Juventus, we saw Valverde in superstar mode. A player who had four shots on goal and tried his luck on two other occasions. He always found Di Gregorio from distance, and against Borussia, someone who is doing well has to try again. So, the Uruguayan should have had at least two shots on target. Finally, we close with a Borussia player, and we cannot fail to mention Guirassy, who, in terms of numbers, is really the only one who could cause problems for Alonso’s team. In between Rudiger and Huijsen, the right balance still needs to be found, and Kolo Muani had a chance to score early in the match. He missed, which is something the German striker shouldn’t be doing at the moment given his hot form.