Mbappé stunner sets up Madrid semi with PSG

Real Madrid edged past Borussia Dortmund 3-2 successful a melodramatic Club World Cup quarterfinal connected Saturday to acceptable up a semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Spanish giants stamped their authorization connected the lucifer aboriginal astatine the MetLife Stadium, dominating possession and opening a two-goal pb acknowledgment to strikes by Gonzalo and Fran García successful the 10th and 20th minutes.

Despite the reduced strength of play successful New Jersey's scorching heat, Real comfortably saw retired the match, leaving Dortmund incapable to equine a comeback until the crippled exploded into beingness successful added time.

Substitute Maximilian Beier pounced connected a rebound successful the 93rd infinitesimal to propulsion 1 backmost for Dortmund, but a infinitesimal aboriginal Kylian Mbappé restored Real's two-goal cushion with a stunning volley, showcasing his trademark composure.

Dortmund refused to backmost down, however, and Serhou Guirassy's gait saw him interruption done Real's defence lone to beryllium pulled down successful the container by Dean Huijsen.

The defender was shown a consecutive reddish card, ruling him retired of the semi-final, and Guirassy coolly converted the resulting spot-kick to trim the shortage to 3-2.

Dortmund came wrong inches of forcing other clip erstwhile successful the ninth infinitesimal of added clip Thibaut Courtois produced a sensational prevention to contradict Marcel Sabitzer's almighty strike.

Real Madrid present crook their attraction to PSG, who defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 to publication their spot successful the semifinals. The winners of that clash volition look Fluminense oregon Chelsea successful the final.