Lost points in stoppage time, Club World Cup is upset! Real Madrid ends 25-year winning streak, Alonso misses a good start

At 03:00 on June 19, in the first round of Group H of the Club World Cup, Gonzalo Garcia scored, Ruben Neves equalized, Valverde missed a stoppage penalty, and Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Riyadh New Moon.

Real Madrid star Mbappe missed the game because of the fever. The new coach Alonso sent Gonzalo, who was only 21 years old, to replace him in the center position, and Rodrigo and Vinicius were the ones who partnered with him.

Gonzalo scored his first goal in his first start for Real Madrid, which was also Alonso's first goal to coach Real Madrid. Therefore, he was also elected as the official MVP of the audience.

In the 92nd minute, Real Madrid originally got a chance to win, and the referee awarded them a penalty. Because Mbappe was absent, Vinicius and Bellingham had been replaced, and the responsibility of the penalty fell on Valverde. This is the first time in his career that the Uruguayan took a penalty kick in a non-penalty battle, but he lost it. After losing this final penalty, Real Madrid can only accept a 1-1 draw. This ended Real Madrid's 10-game winning streak in the Club World Cup. Their last time they failed to win in the Club World Cup went back 25 years ago, when they drew 1-1 with Nekasa during the regular time of the third place match in the 2000 Club World Cup.

And this 1-1 draw also allowed Alonso to continue his last four unwinning record, which is his longest coaching record since May 2023 (2 draws and 2 losses). After the game, Real Madrid Courtois pointed out the team's fatal weakness - the first half of the game was too slow.

As the most successful team in Champions League history, Real Madrid is obviously one of the favorites to win this Club World Cup. In terms of popularity, Real Madrid's draw by Riyadh Crescent was 1-1, which is the biggest upset in this Club World Cup. Because before the game, the outside world believed that they could win at least two goals in this game. Although traditional European powerhouses such as Dortmund, Inter Milan, Benfica and Porto were unable to win in the first round, Real Madrid was more popular than them.