Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund: the Club World Cup quarter-finals are here
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Real Madrid continue to march forward in the Club World Cup and tonight face a new, even more demanding challenge. The quarter-finals of the competition are here, again a one-legged match, and Borussia Dortmund await at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (10pm Spanish time, 4pm local time). It will also be a repeat of the
“We're up for it and we want to keep progressing in this Club World Cup”, said Xabi Alonso at the press conference ahead of this Club World Cup quarter-final. It will be our new coach’s fifth match at the helm of Real Madrid and he is looking for his fourth consecutive victory after his debut finished all square. In addition, our team have scored in every match of the competition, and have finished with a clean sheet in the last two.
Borussia Dortmund
The German side go into the game with a very similar record to Real Madrid. They drew their opening game against Fluminense and then beat Mamelodi Sundowns (3-4) and Ulsan HD (1-0) to finish top of Group F. They reached the quarter-finals after knocking out Monterrey (2-1). Guirassy, who scored twice against the Mexican side, is the team's top scorer in the competition (3 goals) and also the player with Borussia Dortmund’s most shots (17).