Madrid, too, have taken on BVB in back-to-back seasons, most notably defeating the German side in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final. Much has changed since that Wembley night, and Niko Kovač’s side are built to compromise the control Alonso wishes to oversee in games via slick counter-attacks.

REAL Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are set to face off in the fourth quarter-final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday, in a rematch of the 2024 Champions League final. Real booked their place

BORUSSIA DORTMUNDNiko Kovač’s Dortmund side entered this tournament coming off an impressive second-half campaign in the Bundesliga, where they qualified for the UEFA Champions League on the final