Real Madrid defeated Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 on Wednesday night to win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in a largely one-sided final.
Attacking trio Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr were all on target for the UEFA Champions League holders at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
Real Madrid were comfortable for most of the match and never looked likely to cede control despite allowing the CONCACAF champions to threaten occasionally from counter-attacks.
The Spanish side opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a fine team goal.
It started with Jude Bellingham passing to Vinicius Jr, who ran past the goalkeeper before putting it on a plate for Mbappe, who tapped it into the empty net.
Rodrygo doubled Real Madrid’s lead with a fine effort seven minutes after the break when he beat two defenders before cutting back inside and curling a superb strike into the top corner with his right foot.
Vinicius Jr wrapped up an easy win for Real from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after Oussama Idrissi fouled captain Lucas Vazquez inside the box.
Having won three trophies in the original Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor to the current format that pitted the European and South American champions against each other, and five Club World Cups, Real have now won a combined total of nine global titles.
