Overview
- Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-0 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium with Gonzalo Garcia’s 54th-minute header proving decisive.
- Juventus held firm in the first half thanks to Kenan Yildiz’s attacking spark and multiple key stops from goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio.
- Xabi Alonso’s choice to start academy graduate Garcia over Kylian Mbappé paid off with the match-winning goal.
- The round-of-16 exit comes after Juventus topped early group games against Al Ain and Wydad Casablanca but fell to Manchester City.
- Real Madrid will face the winner of Borussia Dortmund versus Monterrey in the next round of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup.