Vanderlei Luxemburgo highlights Real Madrid’s strength in high-level competitions such as the Club World Cup: ‘Out of nowhere, it grows in the competition’
Coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo named Real Madrid as the favorite to win the FIFA Club World Cup. A former coach of the Spanish club, Luxa declared that he supports Fluminense e Palmeiras nas World Cup, but highlighted the strength of the Merengue in high-level competitions. “The Real Madrid jersey carries a lot of weight.
People have a lot of respect for it. Real Madrid will always be the favorite in a competition like this,” Luxemburgo began, appearing on the Galvão e Amigos program, on Monday (30/7), one day before Madrid qualified for the World Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Juventus. “Real Madrid arrives slowly, but out of nowhere, they grow in the competition. The victory with Carlo Ancelotti [in the 2023/2024 Champions League] was like that. I’ll be rooting for Fluminense and Palmeiras, but I’ll go with Real Madrid as the favorite,” added the coach, who led the ‘Galácticos’ from June to December 2005.
Quarter-finals of the Club World Cup
Fluminense and Palmeiras beat Internazionale and Botafogo to reach the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Fluminense will face Al-Hilal for a spot in the semifinals. Palmeiras will face Chelsea. If they advance, the Brazilians will face each other in the semifinals of the World Cup. In the other quarterfinal bracket, Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund, while Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich will duel for a spot in the semifinals.
