Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: Club World Cup preview

The fourth and final Club World Cup quarter-final sees record five-time winners Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund at MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Spanish giants have made it through to this stage of the tournament by topping Group H and then edging out Juventus 1-0 in a clash of the European heavyweights in the last-16.

Dortmund, meanwhile, finished at the top of Group F before edging out Mexican side Monterrey 2-1in the round of 16 thanks to two goals from star striker Serhou Guirassy.

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Alonso making an immediate mark

New head coach Xabi Alonso seems to be getting his methods across effectively, with Los Blancos having kept clean sheets in each of their last two games as they have defeated FC Salzburg 3-0 and Juve by a single goal.

Also worth noting is that Real have scored first in each of their four games played at the Club World Cup to date, with young striker Gonzalo Garcia having impressed in the absence of superstar French striker Kylian Mbappe.

However, Mbappe was able to feature as a substitute against Juve and may be handed a start for this game, with the quality of opposition certainly not dropping.

Alonso has used Aurélien Tchouameni, Antonio Rudiger and Dean Huijsen as a three-man defence to some success and is likely to do so again against BVB, with recent signing Trent Alexander-Arnold taking up an attacking right wing-back role.

Real are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Dortmund and have won all of the last four, including during the league phase of the UEFA Champions League earlier this season, when Vinicius Jr. registered a hat-trick.

The Brazilian is 2.25 to score at anytime on Sunday morning, while he is 6.00 to break the deadlock against the team Real defeated 2-0 in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final.

Of course, head coach Alonso will have plenty of knowledge of BVB to utilise, having guided Bayer Leverkusen to a first-ever Bundesliga title during his time in Germany.

Bellingham misses out on facing his brother

Having seen Jude Bellingham leave Germany for the Bernabeu in the summer of 2023, Dortmund swooped for a second member of the same family when they signed Jobe Bellingham before this tournament.

However, the former Sunderland midfielder will miss out on a chance to face his sibling as he serves a one-match suspension, with one of Marcel Sabitzer or Julian Brandt set to replace the Englishman.

Die Schwarzgelben head coach Niko Kovac has seen his side tighten up defensively since their 4-3 group stage win over Mamelodi Sundowns, conceding just one goal across their next two games, while Guirassy has three goals in the tournament following his double against Monterrey.

The Guinea international has been a huge success in his first season with BVB, having scored 37 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions since his arrival from Bundesliga rivals VfB Stuttgart.

Guirassy is certain to be the main threat to the Madrid backline in New Jersey and he is available at 2.75 to score at anytime against Los Lancos, while he is 2.20 to score or assist.

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Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund odds

Real Madrid - 1.60
Draw - 4.33
Borussia Dortmund - 5.00

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