MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) β Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale scored to help Real Madrid coast past Mexico’s Cruz Azul 4-0 Tuesday night for a place in this weekend’s Club World Cup final against Argentina’s San Lorenzo or New Zealand’s Auckland City.
Sergio Ramos scored in the 15th minute and Benzema in the 36th. Bale added a goal in the 50th and Francisco “Isco” Alarcon in the 72nd.
San Lorenzo, South America’s Copa Libertadores winner, plays Wednesday against Auckland City, a team of amateurs and semi-pros that is Oceania champion. The final is Saturda
Cruz Azul, the champion of North and Central America and the Caribbean, proved no match for the pace and penetration that Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale provided for European champion Madrid, which is seeking its first Club World Cup title.
