Real Madrid is spectacle, in any season, in any stadium. So Los Blancos – 15 times champions of Europe and five times winners of this competition’s former iterations – drew the masses to South Philadelphia. And they did it for a game whose result, for a certain frame of reference, mattered.

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso still can't say whether Kylian Mbappé will be available to play in the next round of the Club World Cup after missing all three group games.

Real Madrid will face FC Salzburg in the final group stage game knowing a point will secure passage to the Round of 16. A win will guarantee they top the group