In a repeat of last year’s UEFA Champions League final, record winners Real Madrid face German aspirants Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinal stage of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The winners will have to take on either Bayern Munich or PSG in the semifinals.
RM vs DOR Match Details
Date: Saturday, 5 July 2025 / Sunday, 6 July 2025
Time: 16:00 (EDT) / 01:30 (IST)
Venue: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
RM vs DOR Match Preview
Real Madrid overcame a tricky challenge in the form of Juventus in the Round of 16 with a second-half belting header from their academy graduate Gonzalo Garcia, his third of the tournament, through summer signing Trent Alexandre Arnold's cross, enough to register a 1-0 victory to progress to the quarterfinals. Soaking up early pressure from Juventus, Los Blancos asserted their dominance with the chance to add more to their tally if not for the brilliance of the Italian side’s keeper, Michele Di Gregorio, who made a stunning 10 saves in the match. Overall, Xabi Alonso will be pleased about his unbeaten start to his tenure at the club, having also registered two big wins against Pachuca and Salzburg after a 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal in his debut game and their competition opener. The five-time winners have made themselves one of the top sides to win the 2025 Club World Cup now, but they have to face two more European sides to reach the final of the competition. While a fascinating prospect of facing the European champions PSG or renewing the rivalry with Bayern Munich lurks in the semifinal, Real Madrid has to be careful they don’t make an unexpected stumble against Dortmund in the quarterfinal. The side from the Spanish capital maintains a six-game unbeaten record in this fixture, with a win in their last four. They have also yet to lose a single game in their Club World Cup history and will be gunning for their 17th win in their record 20th match in the tournament.
Borussia Dortmund had a bumpy ride to reach the quarterfinals of the competition after drawing goalless with Fluminense, edging Mamelodi Sundowns in a seven-goal thriller and sneaking a 1-0 win over Ulsan to top their group while eliminating a spirited Monterrey side from the Round of 16 stage in a 2-1 win. Serhou Guirassy scored a quick-fire double within the first 20 minutes of the game, with both strikes assisted by Karim Adeyemi. However, the plaudits go to goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who made sure his side progressed to the last eight with a catalogue of six saves. Despite reviving themselves under Nico Kovac since he took charge in February, guaranteeing Champions League football by climbing from 11th to finish fourth in the Bundesliga last season remarkably, their Club World Cup journey has been far from convincing, which keeps them on the edge ahead of facing a major challenge in the quarterfinals in the form of Real Madrid. Dortmund have had little luck in this fixture in recent times, losing their third Champions League final last year and also being thrashed 5-2 in the previous meeting despite leading 2-0 at half-time. However, despite all the issues, the German giants have maintained a healthy run under the Croatian by suffering just one loss in the past 14 games in all competitions and have won nine of their 10 games since mid-April, carrying a three-game winning streak. Such encouraging form could motivate them to pull off an upset on Saturday if they can manage their defence, which has kept just four clean sheets in that period and add another special performance to their ongoing superb run.
RM vs DOR Recent Form (all competitions)
MCI: WWWWW
HIL: DWDDW
RM vs DOR Recent Form (CWC 2025)
MCI: WWW
HIL: DDW
RM vs DOR Dream11 Team News
Real Madrid welcomed Kylian Mbappe back from his injury for his first Club World Cup minutes against Juventus, but it has caused an interesting dilemma whether to include him from the start ahead of the firing Garcia, who has made a goal involvement in all four games so far. The much-anticipated meeting between the Bellingham brothers is not happening, as Jobe will be suspended, with either Marcel Sabitzer or Julian Brandt replacing him for Dortmund.
RM vs DOR Predicted Lineup
Real Madrid
Courtois; Rudiger, Tchouameni, Huijsen; Alexander-Arnold, Valverde, Guler, F Garcia; Bellingham, G Garcia, Vinicius
Borussia Dortmund
Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Nmecha, Gross, Svensson; Sabitzer, Adeyemi; Guirassy
RM vs DOR Dream11 Match Prediction
Despite showing promising form, Dortmund has defensive issues that Real Madrid will exploit as they continue to progress under Xabi Alonso. We predict a 2-0 win for the Los Blancos as they take their place in the semis.
RM vs DOR Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Federico Valverde
Vice-captain Picks: Gonzalo Garcia, Jude Bellingham
RM vs DOR Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Kobel (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 152)
DEF: Trent (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 174), Huijsen (Cr - 8, Pts - 144), Svensson (Cr - 8 , Pts - 172)
MID: Bellingham (Cr - 9, Pts - 189), Gross (Cr - 7.5), Valverde (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 218), Guler (Cr - 8, Pts - 161)
FW: Vinicius (Cr - 9, Pts - 144), Guirassy (Cr - 9, Pts - 150), Garcia (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 228)
Vice-captain: Gonzalo Garcia
Captain: Federico Valverde
