Zidane's side will be looking to becoming the first team to win the competition in successive seasons. Before only Barcelona was the only team to won the Club World Cup three times since it was introduced in 2000. The Club World Cup features Fifa's six reigning confederation champions plus the league winners of the host country. Real were given a bye into the semi-finals and their opponents Al Jazira are in the tournament as they are the Arabian Gulf League champions. Real Madrid has won the competition in 2014 and 2016 but in absence of Ramos defender Marcelo is taking nothing for granted in his side's pursuit of a fifth trophy in 2017. "Nothing is easy, especially in football. I've been here for many years and everything's been tough. We've won a lot of titles, but we've had to work for it."
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