How to watch Real Madrid v Al-Hilal, team news, predicted line-ups, pre-match quotes and more | OneFootball

Real Madrid face Saudi Pro League runners up Al-Hilal in their first match of the Club World Cup in Miami on Wednesday.

Xabi Alonso takes charge of his first competitive match since becoming manager of Los Blancos. New signings Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who arrived from Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively, could also make their debuts.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the clash…

Kick-off time

8pm UK time

How to watch in the UK

TV channel: Channel 5

Streaming for free on DAZN if you register for an account

Injuries and suspensions

Real Madrid: Endrick (hamstring), Alaba (knee), Militao (doubt), Carvajal (doubt), Camavinga (adductor), Rudiger (doubt), Mendy (doubt), Mbappe (doubt)

Al-Hilal: Cesar (hamstring), Al-Yami (thigh), Al-Juwayr (knee), Al-Harbi (rib).

Recent form

Since losing 4-3 to Barcelona to all but hand them last season’s La Liga title, Real Madrid have won three consecutive league games. This is their first competitive game since beating Real Sociedad 2-0 in their final league match of the season.

Al-Hilal won four of their last five in the Saudi Pro League, drawing the other match, but could only finish as runners-up to Al-Ittihad. In those five matches they scored 16 goals, but conceded three times in two separate games.

Predicted line-ups

Real Madrid(4-3-3): Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.

Al-Hilal (3-5-2): Bono; Tambakti, Koulibaly, Al-Bulayhi; Cancelo, Kanno, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, S. Al-Dawsari; Malcolm, Mitrovic.

What’s been said?

Xabi Alonso spoke of his delight at having both Trent-Alexander Arnold and Dean Huijsen through the door in time for the Club World Cup: “It is a privilege to have such top players. Trent is more flexible in positions, but Carva [Carvajal] has a lot of personality and competitiveness. The initial impact of Trent has been very good.

“We’ve been working on this project since day one and I’m very happy with the squad, with the signings. Huijsen and Trent are great players, people who don’t need a lot of training or a lot of theory. They learn quickly. A process is underway, and we’ll start tomorrow.”

Simone Inzaghi spoke about trying something different following his exit at Inter: “I accepted the challenge and stepped out of my comfort zone after several years at Inter. I want to change my way of thinking, my style of play and try new things. There was no other team I wanted to coach, so I chose Al-Hilal.”