Real Madrid head into the final of the Intercontinental Cup this evening at Doha's Lusail Stadium (6:00 pm CET; 8:00 local time). Our team booked their place in the showpiece event as European champions, and are now set to take on the winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Mexico's Pachuca.
In what is the penultimate game of the year, the only goal will be to clinch a second title of the campaign so far. Succeed, and we will be crowned world champions for the ninth time in our club's history, closing out a remarkable 2024 that has already seen Ancelotti's charges lift the European Cup, the European Super Cup, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup.
 is Luka Modrić, who could lift his 28th trophy as a madridista and enjoy world-champion status for a sixth time, alongside Carvajal.
Pachuca
Our opponents finished 16th in the Mexican League's Campeonato Apertura, and they head into the grand finale having knocked out Al Ahly in a semi-final penalty shootout. They also beat Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo 3-0 in the previous round.