Impressive series of passes down the right form Al-Hillal. The low-cross from Al Burayk finds Salem who finishes it with his right.
The ball takes a little deflection which leaves Alves with no chance.
Flamengo fans remember their Intercontinental Cup 3-0 win in 1981 against Liverpool with this song. They hope to have a chance to earn another title against the Reds.
"In December ‘81 we ran rings around the English. 3-0 against Liverpool. It went down in history. In Rio there’s no equal - only Flamengo are world champions"
Alves; Rafinha, Rodrigo Caio, Pablo Marí, Filipe Luis; Gerson, Willian Arao, De Arrascaeta, Bruno Henrique, Éverton Ribeiro; Gabriel Barbosa
Nosso Time é a Gente em Campo! O Mengão está escalado para enfrentar o Al-Hilal na semifinal do Mundial de Clubes. Vamos, Flamengo! #FLAxALH#ClubWCpic.twitter.com/LqE8QGUYgI
This year, Pedro Rocha has scored just four goals in 38 matches for Gremio. That's because he couldn't get a good rhythm in the game. It was 2,318 minutes, having an average of 61' per game.
Without having a lot of goal, he's more characteristic of speed and skill at the ends, breaking lines of defenses opponents. In the current Flamengo squad, he's good enough to be an option on the bench.
The striker played for Cruzeiro in 2019, but belongs to the Spartak Moscow, with whom Flamengo negotiated.
After a meeting between representatives of Rio de Janeiro and Russia, the 25-year-old player is in the current champion of the Brasileirão and the Libertadores until December 2020.
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"We will not change the way we play by being in a semifinal or final. It would be a step backwards. We want to value our game more and more and we hope you can join us. Sometimes it doesn't come from the defensive merit of the opposition. The game is strategy. The game strategies are expected, but the idea is not. The way to attack and defend will be the same. It's essential to know how to run on the pitch. It's one of the things we're looking for in our team.”
Shortly after the Al Hilal coach's press conference, Jorge Jesus was in the interview room at Khalifa International Stadium. On Monday, Flamengo Head Coach spoke about pressure, presence in the previous game of the Saudi team, statements of Razvan Lucescu, physical advantage over Liverpool and the style of play red and black in the Club World Club.
For the Portuguese, there's no point in changing the way Flamengo plays. According to him, one of the objectives is to value even more the tactical style.
Abdullah Al Maiouf; Mohammed Al Burayk, Hyun-Soo Jang, Ali Albulayhi, Yasir Al Shahrani; Gustavo Cuéllar, Carlos Eduardo, André Carrillo, Salem Al Dawsari; Bafetimbi Gomis, Omar Khribin.
Diego Alves; Rafinha, Rodrigo Caio, Pablo Marí, Filipe Luis; Gerson, Willian Arao, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Bruno Henrique, Éverton Ribeiro; Gabriel Barbosa
In the meantime, Flamengo arrive to their debut in the Club World Cup with a long rest after the end of the Brazilian Championship.
The 'Mengao' has not played since Sunday December 8, when they lost 4-0 to Santos, and hope to start their participation in this tournament against Al Hilal with the right foot.
On one hand, Al Hilal qualified to the semifinals of this 2019 Club World Cup after defeating ES Tunis 1-0 in the quarterfinals with a goal from Bafetimbi Gomis.
Peruvian Andre Carrillo was chosen as the player of the match and will now go in pursuit of a place in the final.
Flamengo vs. Al Hilal will face each other in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. The team coached by Jorge Jesus and the squad of Peruvian André Carrillo will face today at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
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