Real Madrid Eased Into The Club World Cup Final

Cruz Azul 0 Real Madrid 4 Ramos 15′ Benzema 36′ Bale 50′ Isco 72′ Fifa Club World Cup Venue: Marrakech, Morocco Date: Saturday, 20 December Kick-off: 19:30 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary of the final on the BBC Sport website Wales forward Gareth Bale scored as European champions Real Madrid eased into the Club World Cup final with their 21st successive win. Defender Sergio Ramos headed in Toni Kroos' cross for the opener, before striker Karim Benzema powered in. The Mexican side missed a penalty just before half-time and Bale's header punished them after the restart. Isco smashed in the fourth to confirm Madrid's place against San Lorenzo or Auckland City in Saturday's final. Azul provided little resistance to a near full-strength Madrid team which contained Ballon d'Or favourite Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. But Carlo Ancelotti's men almost allowed Azul back into the tie shortly after the restart when Ramos brought down Mariano Pavone in the penalty area. However, Madrid keeper Iker Casillas correctly decided to dive down to his right to push clear Gerardo Torrado's spot-kick. Surprisingly, Ronaldo, who had scored 10 times in his previous eight matches, had few chances to net his 33th goal of a productive season. But the Portugal skipper did create the second-half goals for Bale and Isco which confirmed Madrid's place in the final. Madrid will face either South American champions San Lorenzo or Oceania champions Auckland City, who meet in their semi-final on Wednesday. Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (6) Cruz Azul 01 Corona 15 Flores 03 Rodríguez 04 Domínguez 02 Pinto 27 Bernardello 06 Torrado 11 Rojas (Valadez - 76' ) 33 Formica 10 Giménez (Fabián - 65' ) 09 Pavone (Barrera - 65' ) Substitutes 05 Castro 07 Barrera 08 Fabián 12 Allison 16 Chávez 17 Loeschbor 18 Valadez 19 Vela 20 Torres 21 Báez 23 Zurdo Rodríguez 25 Gutiérrez Real Madrid 01 Casillas 15 Carvajal 03 Pepe 04 Ramos Booked (Varane - 64' ) 12 Marcelo 24 Illarramendi 08 Kroos (Khedira - 73' ) 23 Isco (Jesé - 76' ) 11 Bale 09 Benzema 07 Ronaldo Substitutes 02 Varane 05 Fábio Coentrão 06 Khedira 13 Navas 14 Hernández 17 Arbeloa 18 Nacho 20 Jesé 25 Pacheco 26 Medrán Ref: Enrique Osses Att: 45,152 Source:bbc