Club World Cup: Odion Ighalo gets the chance to end unpleasant barren run against Real Madrid

The Nigeria worldwide will goal the primary intercontinental trophy of his profession when his Saudi Arabian Leaders face the European giants in Morocco this weekend

Actual Madrid have arrange a date within the last of the FIFA Membership World Cup with Odion Ighalo and Al Hilal after defeating African champions Al Ahly 4-1 on Wednesday.

Targets from Vinícius Júnior, Valverde, Rodrygo, and Sergio Arribas handed the UEFA Champions League winners the semifinal conquer Al Ahly on the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat.

Solely Odion Ighalo and Al Hilal now stand between Actual Madrid and their fifth Membership World Cup title. To guide their spot within the title decider, Ighalo’s Al Hilal shocked Brazilian facet Flamengo 3-2 on Tuesday. 

Whereas the ultimate, slated for Saturday night on the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, might be rightly tagged the battle of the Asian and European Galacticos, it bears an much more private significance for Ighalo.

Apart from that it affords the Nigerian ahead the possibility to carry the primary intercontinental trophy of his profession, it additionally presents the previous Manchester United loanee a chance to halt a stinking objective report in opposition to Actual Madrid.

Ighalo’s report in opposition to Madrid

In three appearances, all within the colors of Granada, Odion Ighalo stays and not using a objective in opposition to Actual Madrid.

Granada misplaced two of these video games, together with a 5-1 thrashing on the Santiago Bernabéu in January 2012.

Former Tremendous Eagles ahead Ikechukwu Uche offered the help to Granada’s solely objective on the night time. That constructive contribution was, nevertheless, drowned by strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema (brace), and Sergio Ramos.

Apparently, Ighalo’s final match in opposition to Actual Madrid led to celebration as a Cristiano Ronaldo personal objective helped Granada seal a slender 1-0 win over the facet then managed by Jose Mourinho in February 2013.

Simply over ten years later, Ighalo will hope for a repeat scoreline powered by a primary profession objective in opposition to Actual Madrid that may carry Al Hilal to a historic, first-ever FIFA Membership World Cup glory.