Real Madrid is the new world champion

For the fifth time in their club’s history, the "Los Blancos” are the world champions.

In today’s match, they won against Kashima Antlers after overtime with a score of 4-2. Cristiano Ronaldo put on another show, scoring three goals at Sunday’s Club World Cup final. The Portuguese player was unstoppable and he could have scored at least two goals more. The Japanese team proved to be a very good team and they didn’t back down against their much more famous opponent.

After the regular 90 minutes, the score was 2-2, and the Kashima Antlers were leading at one point, 2-1. Karim Benzema drew first blood when he scored in the ninth minute of the game, but Shibasaki equalized just seconds before the end of the first half. Shibasaki scored once more in the 52nd minute of the game and Kashima was briefly leading. From this moment on starts the Cristiano Ronaldo show. First, he evened the score in the 60th minute, from the penalty spot. In the 98th minute of the game, after a pass from Benzema he scored his second goal, and four minutes later, he concludes his hat-trick. Real Madrid maintained their winning streak and extended it to 37 games in a row. "This has been an unbelievable year for me and for the team,” Ronaldo said.

"A few days ago, I won the Ballon d’Or so it has been a perfect year for me.” Kashima Antlers are the first Asian team that made it to the finals. During this competition, they won against Oakland City, Mamelodi Sundowns and Atletico Nacional. We have to give some credit to the Japanese champions. For Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, this is his first Intercontinental title as a coach. After the game he stated, "We knew this was going to be a difficult match,” Zidane said. "The opponent was very aggressive and was attacking. But we always believe in our ability to attack the opponent. We have so many talented players, so we can achieve great things.” Referee Janny Sikazwe made a controversial decision with under a minute before the end.

Sergio Ramos, who already had one yellow card made a harsh tackle, and the Zambian referee was clearly reaching his pocket for another yellow card, but when he realized that Ramos already has one, he pointed to a different Real Madrid player. We know that Real Madrid is a great club, probably the biggest in the world, but they don’t need this kind of help, especially not in the finals. The outcome could have been different if Real Madrid continued to play with 10 players, but that didn’t occur. No matter what, history is written, Real Madrid is the World Champion for 2016.