Real Madrid star Rodrygo Goes continues to face intense speculation over his future, after he was left out of the team by technical decision against Pachuca. As happened in El Clasico in May,

Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler scored first-half goals and short-handed Real Madrid bounced back from a disappointing performance in its Club World Cup opener to beat Pachuca 3-1 in front of 70,248 spectators at Bank of America Stadium.

Real Madrid return to play at the Club World Cup against Pachuca on Sunday, two teams on the search for their first win of the competition after less-than-ideal starts to play. Xabi Alonso marked his first match as Real Madrid's manager with a 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal,