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A striker born in 2004 from Real Madrid Youth is showing his presence with a hot performance at the Club World Cup.
Real No. 30 Gonzalo Garcia scored the first goal in the second half of the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup against Juventus at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on the 2nd (Korea time) to help his team win 1-0.
Coach Xavi Alonso's team, which has been undefeated in four consecutive games, including the group stage (2 wins and 1 draw), will compete with the winner of the Borussia Dortmund-Monterrey round of 16 to advance to the semifinals on the 6th.
Gonsalu started in the first group match against Al Hilal as a substitute for the injured main striker Kylian Mbappe, and scored the first goal and the first goal under Alonso.
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In the third group match against Red Bull Salzburg, Gonsalu, who helped them win 3-0 with a wedge goal, made his name known by scoring a decisive goal to break Juventus's latch defense in the round of 16. He jumped to a tie for second place in the scoring rankings at once. He was on par with Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Erling Holan (Man City) and Leonardo (Al Hilal). Only Angel Di Maria (Benfica) scored more than Gonzalo with four goals.
In the 9th minute of the second half, when it was 0-0 tight, Gonsalu scored a cross from Trent on the right side with an accurate header in front of the goal. It is based on the evaluation that it is good for both head and foot use. After the match, Gonzalo said "In the penalty area, it doesn't matter whether it's head, foot, knee or anywhere. I just want to score a goal." Real senior Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) was chosen as his role model.
Gonsalu is not only scoring, but he is also suitable for the high press required by Alonso. It is impressive to see him pressure the opposing defense throughout the game with his overflowing physical strength, activeness, and tackle ability. Coincidentally, heather and high pressing are considered weaknesses of 'scoring machine' Mbappe's \'.
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Mbappe replaced Gonzalo in the 23rd minute of the second half to return to injury. Gonsalu's performance only served as a 'support' of victory.
Gonzalo, who played for Castile, a Real B team, in the 2024-2025 season, is still receiving 'Tuttering' from his teacher, former Castile coach Raul Gonzalez. Sports mae 'The Athletic' reported that Raul is contacting Gonsalu to help improve his skills and tactics after the game during the Club World Cup.
"Gonsalu comes to mind in a lot of ways," Alonso said. Raul is a Real One Clubman legend who showed off his various scoring skills.
The Spanish daily 'As' reported that Real management has withdrawn from recruiting strikers in the transfer market this summer. This is because Gonsalura has identified the potential of 'Amazing Talent'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
