Real Madrid vs Pachuca live: Club World Cup team news, line-ups and more tonight – UK Times

Pep Guardiola has said he would be happy to manage a team in South America.

The Manchester City boss is revelling in the multi-cultural atmosphere at the Club World Cup and admits the football in countries such as Brazil and Argentina holds huge appeal.

Enzo Maresca was tight-lipped after a red card for substitute Nicolas Jackson essentially killed off any chances Chelsea had of rescuing a result against Flamengo.

The striker endured a miserable 24th birthday as he was sent off in the Club World Cup just four minutes after coming on.

Pedro Neto fired the Blues ahead early on but Enzo Maresca’s side imploded in the second half in Philadelphia.

The Blues conceded twice and saw Jackson dismissed for a horror tackle in the space of just six minutes after the break.

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Trent, Asencio, Huijsen, Fran Garcia; Tchouameni, Guler; Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Gonzalo

The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

There is no third-place play-off.

Brazil’s Botafogo withstood waves of attacks from Paris Saint-Germain to stun the European champions 1-0 on Thursday and throw Group B at the Club World Cup wide open.

PSG dominated possession at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena but Botafogo’s resolute defence stood tall in the first competitive meeting between the two clubs.

The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July.

The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

• Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
• TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina
• Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California
• Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida
• GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee
• MetLife Stadium – New Jersey
• Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
• Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida
• Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington
• Audi Field – Washington, DC.

After a back and forth first half saw the sides enter the break level, Federico Valverde’s 90th-minute penalty miss meant Xabi Alonso did not get off to a dream winning start as Real boss.

Lionel Messi has provided a rare glimpse into his relationship with long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo by admitting the two footballing superstars are not friends.

The legendary pair formed a rivalry that defined a generation, becoming two of the most decorated players in history across their respective esteemed careers.

“The competition with him was on the pitch,” he told DSports. “Each of us wanted to do the best for our team. Obviously, as always, everything stayed on the field.

“Off the pitch, we are two normal people. We’re not friends obviously because we don’t spend time together, but we’ve always treated each other with a lot of respect.”

All users can watch a live stream on television and mobile devices, all they need to do is sign up for the company’s DAZN Freemium service, with the option to watch ad-free coverage for £14.99.

Users can watch DAZN from anywhere by using the DAZN App on TVs, smartphones and any device with a web browser.

The streaming service has hired several footballing legends as part of it’s coverage team, with Ronaldo Nazario, Claude Makelele, Sami Khedira, John Obi Mikel and Christian Vieri among the former players to feature on the punditry line-up, alongside Shay Given and Premier League striker Callum Wilson.

Ade Oladipo, Kelly Somers and Olivia Buzaglo will act as hosts for the coverage alongside former Football Italia presenter James Richardson.

And Conor McNamara will head the commentary team, with former Premier League players Andros Townsend, Michael Brown, Brad Friedel, Rob Green and Danny Higginbotham among the notable co-commentators.