Real Madrid are back in FIFA Club World Cup action on Sunday night as Los Blancos take on Mexican side Pachuca, with kick-off at 21:00 CEST.
Xabi Alonso kicked off his return to Madrid with a 1-1 draw against Al Hilal in his side’s opening game of the USA-based competition in Miami.
The Basque coach has now enjoyed a little more time working with his squad ahead of a trip to North Carolina that could be decisive in the race for the last 16 knockout spots.
RB Salzburg secured a late 2-1 win over Pachuca and Real Madrid are now playing catch up to the Austrians in Group H.
The main piece of team news for Alonso is the continued absence of Kylian Mbappe with the France international still missing from his panel due to illness.
The best and only place to watch the game is on DAZN. They will streaming the whole tournament live and free, and you can catch every game on their channel. On mobile devices, you can also download the app to watch the game.
If there is no coverage in your area, then you can use a VPN service to ensure you can watch the game.
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Fran Garcia; Fede Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo Goes, Gonzalo Garcia, Vinicius Junior.
Pachuca:Carlos Moreno; Luis Rodríguez, Eduardo, Federico Pereira, Bryan Gonzalez; Elías Montiel, Pedro Pedraza, Alan Bautista; John Kennedy, Alexéi Domínguez Figueroa, Salomon Rondon.
Alonso could stick with the same starting team from the Al Hilal draw, with Gonzalo Garcia entrusted to lead the attack, and new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold on course to stay in his more familiar setting at right-back for the moment.
