Los Blanco­s bounce back from a goal down to beat Emirat­i champi­ons Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednes­dayABU DHABI: Gareth Bale came off the bench to book Real Madrid’s place in the Club World Cup final as the European champions recovered from the shock of going behind to beat Emirati champions Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednesday. Al Jazira, only invited to the competition as champions of the host country, enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame at the break after a remarkable first 45 minutes. A monumental upset looked on when Al Jazira had the ball in the net for a second time two minutes into the second half. Madrid continued to lay seige to the Al Jazira goal, but the misfiring Benzema shot straight at Al Senaani then hit the post with two other glorious chances. Benzema was eventually replaced by Bale, who had only played 28 minutes since September due to a series of injuries.

Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 06:10 UTC