Vinícius Júnior scored one and arrange one other as Actual Madrid secured a 3-0 victory over RB Salzburg on Thursday to seal high spot in Group H and advance to the Membership World Cup spherical of 16.
The Spaniards completed with seven factors, two away from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal, who defeated Pachuca 2-0 within the day’s different group fixture. Austria’s Salzburg, with 4 factors, and Mexican aspect Pachuca, who did not register some extent, had been eradicated.
Actual Madrid will subsequent face Group G runners-up Juventus on Tuesday on the Exhausting Rock Stadium in Miami, whereas Al-Hilal tackle Manchester Metropolis in Orlando on Monday.
Underneath regular rain in Philadelphia, Xabi Alonso’s Actual Madrid dominated proceedings towards a lacklustre Salzburg, who created few clear-cut possibilities.
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Salzburg’s 18-year-old goalkeeper Christian Zawieschitzky was sharp from the outset and denied Vinícius an early opener with a point-blank save.
The Brazilian ahead squandered additional alternatives whereas Gonzalo García additionally missed a golden probability from a Vinicius cross close to the half-hour mark.
The breakthrough lastly arrived within the fortieth minute with Jude Bellingham threading a superbly timed move via to Vinicius, who danced previous two defenders and unleashed from the sting of the field to go away Zawieschitzky with no probability.
Vinicius performed a pivotal function in Actual’s second throughout first-half added time, selecting up a unfastened ball within the field and delivering an audacious back-heeled move to Federico Valverde, who fired dwelling from shut vary.
Actual Madrid maintained management within the second half however continued to waste possibilities in entrance of aim and it was not till the 84th minute that Gonzalo Garcia wrapped up the win, lobbing over the Salzburg goalkeeper in a fast counter.
