Real sail into Club World Cup final with 4-0 romp


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014

Sergio Ramos (4) of Spain's Real Madrid celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Mexico's Cruz Azul during their semi-final soccer match in FIFA Club World Cup at Marrakech stadium December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - European champions Real Madrid turned on the party tricks as they sailed into the Club World Cup final by crushing Cruz Azul 4-0 on Tuesday.

The Mexican side, with far more limited resources than the Spanish giants, did their best to make a game of it and missed a first-half penalty but were chasing shadows from the moment Gareth Bale headed the third goal five minutes into the second half.

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