Vinicius stars as Real set up Juve clash

Real Madrid will face Juventus in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after they beat RB Salzburg to top Group H.

Brazil winger Vinicius Jr scored one and set up another as Real cruised to a win in Philadelphia which saw the Austrian side eliminated.

Salzburg started the night in second place in the group but it is Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal who join Real in the knockouts after they beat Pachuca 2-0.

Real were on top from the start and Gonzalo Garcia missed a golden chance from a Vinicius cross near the half-hour mark.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 40th minute with Jude Bellingham threading a perfectly timed pass through to Vinicius, who danced past two defenders and unleashed from the edge of the box.

Vinicius played a pivotal role in Real’s second during first-half added time, picking up a loose ball in the box and delivering an audacious back-heeled pass to Federico Valverde, who fired home from close range.

Real Madrid maintained control in the second half but continued to waste chances in front of goal and it was not until the 84th minute that Garcia wrapped up the win, lobbing over the Salzburg goalkeeper in a quick counter.

Real next face Juve in Miami on Tuesday, 1 July.

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