On June 18, the first round of the 2025 Club World Cup Group H group stage started a focus battle, Real Madrid VS Crescent Riyadh, Alonso ushered in his first match as the coach of the Galaxy Battleship. In the first half, Real Madrid took the lead in a counterattack, Rodrigo assisted, Gonzalo Garcia scored. But the good times did not last long, Raul Asensio then sent a penalty, and Ruben Neves scored the penalty to equalize the score. At the last moment of the second half, Kahtani elbowed Fran Garcia in his own penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty after watching VAR, but Valverde's penalty was saved by Bono. In the end, Real Madrid tied with Crescent Riyadh 1-1.

In the 3rd minute, Milinkovic's long-range shot was saved by Courtois. He then created a free kick for Crescent, but his shot was blocked.

In the 10th minute, Crescent attacked again, and Leonardo's shot on the small penalty area line was slightly off target. In the 14th minute, Renan Lodi fell in the penalty area, but the referee did not make a penalty. In the 15th minute, Leonardo's small-angle shot was blocked by the attacking Courtois.

One minute later, the referee penalized Vinicius for diving and showed him a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Dausari made a straight pass, and Renan Lodi scored with a low shot, but it was ruled invalid due to offside.

In the 34th minute, Real Madrid launched a counterattack, Rodrigo made a low pass, and Gonzalo Garcia scored at the back point, Real Madrid 1-0.

In the 41st minute, Raul Asensio sent a penalty, Ruben Neves scored against Courtois, and Al-Hilal equalized the score 1-1.

At the end of the first half, Real Madrid tied Al-Hilal 1-1.

In the 48th minute, Fran Garcia passed the ball from the left, and Guler shot the ball and hit the goal frame. Vinicius immediately launched a second attack. He passed the ball from the left, and Gonzalo Garcia's header was saved by Bono on the goal line.

In the 54th minute, Huisen made a mistake in the backcourt, and Leonardo's shot hit the side net. In the 60th minute, Valverde shot from outside the penalty area, and Bono confiscated the ball.

In the 75th minute, Guler shot with his left foot outside the penalty area, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Kahtani elbowed Fran Garcia in his own penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty after watching the VAR, but Valverde's penalty was saved by Bono.

At the end of the game, Real Madrid failed to get off to a good start despite leading and getting a penalty at the last moment, and drew 1-1 with Riyadh Crescent.

Both teams' starting lineups:

• Real Madrid (4-3-3): 1-Courtois/12-Arnold (65 minutes, 17-Vazquez), 35-Raul Asensio (46 minutes, 15-Guler), 24-Huijsen, 20-Fran Garcia/14-Chouameni, 8-Valverde, 5-Bellingham (84 minutes, 10-Modric)/7-Vinicius (80 minutes, 44-Victor Munoz), 11-Rodrigo (65 minutes, 21-Brahim Dias), 3 0-Gonzalo Garcia
• Al-Hilal (4-2-3-1): 37-Bouno/20-Cancelo (64 minutes, 15-Kahtani), 87-Tambati, 3-Coulibaly, 6-Renan Lodi (83 minutes, 24-Halbi)/8-Ruben Neves, 16-Dawusari (76 minutes, 28-Kanu)/77-Malcolm (64 minutes, 88-Hamad Yami), 22-Milinkovic, 29-Davasari/11-Marcos Leonardo (83 minutes, 18-Jewelle)