Club World Cup 1/8 finals - Real Madrid vs Juventus: Alonso may continue to use 352, Mbappe is doubtful

In the 2025 Club World Cup, Real Madrid, which was missing in the four majors last season, was regarded as one of the favorites to win the championship. Judging from the record in the group stage, Xavi Alonso's team is not convincing enough.

The wounded people such as Carvajal and Rudiger have resumed training, and new players such as Arnold and Wyson have joined. Compared with the Ancelotti period, there are now enough personnel on Real Madrid's defense line. The number one shooter Mbappe is absent, and the offense will naturally be affected.

Shortly after taking office, Alonso became familiar with the players and it would take a process to get the lineup together. qualifying for the first place in the group makes Real Madrid's 1/8 finals relatively easier. Compared to Manchester City, Juventus will definitely be better off. If you can advance to the quarter-finals, your opponent will be the winner of Dortmund vs. Monterrey, then it will be no big problem to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid's opponent will be the winner of Paris VS Bayern, and it will be difficult to deal with no matter which one they face.

If you qualify for the second in the group, of course, the opponent in the quarter-finals will be Manchester City, which is not easier to deal with than Paris and Bayern, but if you pass Manchester City, you will not encounter Paris or Bayern before the finals.

Of course, whether it is first or second in the group, it is not something Real Madrid can control. In the last round, against Salzburg Red Bull, only by winning can you ensure your qualifying. If you lose, you will be eliminated. There are three possibilities for a draw.

As the former Serie A overlord, Juventus has lost competitiveness in both Serie A and Champions League in recent seasons, because it is because it is to make trouble for itself and constantly changing coaches and lineups. Tudor replaced Mota, quickly stabilized his position, and finally maintained his qualifying for the Champions League with fourth place in Serie A, which was quite good. Qualifying for this Club World Cup has already completed the task, and it is acceptable to achieve any results in the knockout stage.

was originally an interim coach. There have been many rumors about potential new coaches, but there is no follow-up at the moment. How long can Tudor sit in Juventus's coaching position depends on his performance after the start of next season.

Real Madrid vs Juventus

Nature of the match: Club World Cup 1/8 finals

Match time: July 2 3:00

On June 29, Mbappe has begun to participate in the team's joint training. According to a reporter from Spain Six Channel, Mbappe is expected to start playing against Juventus.

In the first two rounds of the group stage, Xavi Alonso continued to use the previous 433 formation and defeated Salzburg Red Bull 3:0 in the last round. Xavi Alonso used the 352 formation he used when he was at Leverkusen. Real Madrid played faster, had more intense confrontation, more threatening straight passes, stronger dominance, and more stable in defense. World Sports Daily believes that against Juventus, Real Madrid may continue to use the 352 formation.

Real Madrid and Juventus have met 21 official matches, all of which are in the Champions League. Real Madrid won 10 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, roughly the match. However, since the 2010s, Real Madrid has been Juventus' biggest victim. To be precise, it was the era of Ronaldo.

In the 2013-14 Champions League group stage, Real Madrid won 1 win and 1 draw in two matches. In the 2014-15 Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid lost 2:3 to Juventus. In the 2016-17 Champions League final, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1 to win the championship. In the quarter-finals of the 2017-18 Champions League, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 3:0 away in the first leg, and fell behind 0:3 at home in the second leg. Seeing that overtime was about to go to Real Madrid, Real Madrid received a penalty kick. Buffon protested and was sent off by a red card. Facing Juventus substitute goalkeeper Szczesny, Ronaldo scored a penalty kick and defeated Juventus. This is also the last time the two sides confronted each other in the official game.

In this battle, we can still be optimistic about Real Madrid's victory.