Luka Modric has won 15 trophies with Real Madrid, but this was his first goal in a final for the Spanish side

Spain's Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain in the final.
Luka Modric curled home the opening goal from the edge of the area after Karim Benzema's lay-off.
Marcos Llorente hit a stunning 25-yard half-volley - his first professional goal - and Sergio Ramos headed in the third from Modric's corner.


Tsukasa Shiotani nodded in for Al Ain before Yahya Nader's own goal.
Real could have won by more. Lucas Vazquez hit the post early on and Gareth Bale - who scored a semi-final hat-trick against Kashima Antlers - went close with a spectacular bicycle kick which went just over the bar.



Real Madrid have won four of the past five Club World CupsAl Ain had shocked River Plate on penalties in the semi-final but never looked like following that up with a famous win at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Midfielder Toni Kroos has won five of the past six Club World Cups - in 2013 with Bayern Munich and 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 with the Spanish side.
Real now hold the record for most victories in the competition, which was first held in 2000, moving one clear of Spanish rivals Barcelona.
Earlier, Copa Libertadores winners River Plate won the third-place play-off by beating Asian champions Kashima Antlers 4-0. Gonzalo Martinez scored twice on what is expected to be his final appearance before joining MLS champions Atlanta United.

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Line-ups

Real Madrid

    25Courtois

    2Carvajal

    5Varane

    4RamosBooked at 45mins

    12Marcelo

    10Modric

    18LlorenteSubstituted forCasemiroat 82'minutes

    8KroosSubstituted forCeballosat 71'minutes

    17VázquezSubstituted forPaixão de Oliveira Júniorat 84'minutes

    9Benzema

    11Bale

Substitutes

    1Navas

    3Vallejo

    6Nacho

    13Casilla

    14Casemiro

    15Valverde

    19Odriozola

    20Asensio

    22Isco

    23Reguilón

    24Ceballos

    28Paixão de Oliveira Júnior

Al Ain

    17Mohamed Bilal Saeed

    23Gharib JumaSubstituted forAl Ahbabiat 64'minutes

    5Ahmed

    14Al Alawi

    33Shiotani

    3Doumbia

    16AbdulrahmanSubstituted forAl Hammadiat 67'minutes

    74El Shahat

    7Lucas Fernandes

    43Yslam Mohammed Aboudan Al-Jaberi

    9BergSubstituted forNader Moustafa Elsharifat 75'minutes

Substitutes

    1Saeed Bu Sanda Ahmed

    6Al Hammadi

    11Al Ahbabi

    12Abdulla Nasser Abdulla Al Mansoori

    13Barman Ali Shamroukh Al Hammoudi

    18Amuah Diaky

    19Salem Ghazy Al Amim

    28Nasser Alameri

    30Khalfan Zayed Barout

    44Juma Hasan

    88Nader Moustafa Elsharif

    99Ibrahim Hassain Maroof

Referee:

Jair Marrufo

Attendance:

40,696

Match Stats

Home TeamReal MadridAway TeamAl Ain

Possession

Home67%

Away33%

Shots

Home24

Away8

Shots on Target

Home9

Away4

Corners

Home8

Away4

Fouls

Home12

Away10

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Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Al Ain 1.Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Al Ain 1.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt missed. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Caio.
Goal!Posted at 90'+1'
Own Goal by Yahia Nader, Al Ain. Real Madrid 4, Al Ain 1.Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo following a set piece situation.Posted at 90'+1'
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain).Posted at 90'
Offside, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.Posted at 90'
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.Posted at 90'
Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain).Posted at 87'
Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).Posted at 87'
Caio (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!Posted at 86'
Goal! Real Madrid 3, Al Ain 1. Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Caio following a set piece situation.Posted at 85'
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).Posted at 85'
Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Lucas Vázquez.Posted at 84'
Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).Posted at 84'
Caio (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 83'
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).Posted at 83'
Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Marcos Llorente.
Goal!Posted at 78'
Goal! Real Madrid 3, Al Ain 0. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.Posted at 78'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rayan Yslam.Posted at 76'
Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.SubstitutionPosted at 75'
Substitution, Al Ain. Yahia Nader replaces Marcus Berg.Posted at 74'
Attempt missed. Rayan Yslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Caio with a cross.Posted at 74'
Attempt saved. Caio (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khalid Eisa.SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.Posted at 70'
Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 70'
Foul by Ismail Ahmed (Al Ain).SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Al Ain. Amer Abdulrahman replaces Mohammed Abdulrahman.Posted at 66'
Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos.Posted at 65'
Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Al Ain. Bandar Al Ahbabi replaces Mohamed Ahmad.Posted at 64'
Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.Posted at 64'
Attempt blocked. Caio (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.Posted at 62'
Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
Goal!Posted at 60'
Goal! Real Madrid 2, Al Ain 0. Marcos Llorente (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.Posted at 59'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.Posted at 59'
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.

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Source: bbc.com