All eyes will be on Lusail Iconic Stadium when Real Madrid and Pachuca face each other in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final. Los Blancos are eyeing their fourth Intercontinental Cup trophy and they are seen as hot favourites to win Wednesday’s clash. Vinicius Junior is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a 3-3 draw with Rayo Vallecano, while star striker Kylian Mbappe should recover in time to face the Mexican side.
Pachuca set up a meeting with Real Madrid by beating Al Ahly on penalties, but they will have a mountain to climb in the decider. As Carlo Ancelotti can count on key players for the title game, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Pachuca midfielder Arturo Gonzalez misses out through suspension, while defender Sergio Damian Barreto is out of contention with injury, speaking of the nominal visitors.
Score Prediction: Real Madrid 3-0 Pachuca