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Real Madrid: Three takeaways from the FIFA Club World Cup final

By Ben Sundock

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 22: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid celebrates with teammates Marcelo and Daniel Ceballos after scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 Final between Al Ain and Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on December 22, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 22: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid celebrates with teammates Marcelo and Daniel Ceballos after scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 Final between Al Ain and Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on December 22, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) /
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Real Madrid’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA Club World Cup final football match Spain’s Real Madrid vs Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on December 22, 2018. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
Real Madrid’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA Club World Cup final football match Spain’s Real Madrid vs Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on December 22, 2018. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) /

Records, on records, on records

Real Madrid has proven they run Europe, winning the Champions League a record 13 times, they have proven they own Spain, winning La Liga a record 33 times, and now, they have proven they are the best club in the world as they have now won seven club world titles.

This is the club’s fourth Club World Cup title in just the 15th year of the tournament’s current format and is the new name for what was the Intercontinental Cup. Los Blancos won the Intercontinental Cup three times.

Madrid now sits one championship ahead of rivals FC Barcelona who have won the tournament three times and finished runners-up once.

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The players, coaches, and fans can all enjoy this record-setting victory as the club will now take some time off for the holidays.

Solari and his men will return to action on January 3rd at Villarreal in what should be a very exciting match.

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