The Club World Cup continues its course and has already left us the first results – and also disappointments – of the championship. The first one was suffered by Atlético de Madrid, which at its premiere in front of the brand new European champion, Luis Saint-Germain of Luis Enrique, fell defeated by a forceful 4-0. The goals of Fabián, Vitinha, Mayulu and Kang-in Lee signed the first victory for the French club and, in turn, blushed Diego Pablo Simeone.
Marcos Llorente, Atlético player, was critical of defeat and also complained about the more than 30 degrees of temperature to which they had to dispute the clash: «It is impossible. It is a terrible heat. I had the fingers of my feet that the nails hurt, I could not stop and start. It is incredible, but as it is for everyone, for all the same. There is no complaints ».
This defeat-and the triumph 2-1 of the Botafogo al Seattle- It forces Atlético de Madrid not to fail anymore in his adventure for the American territorybecause a new stumbling would place the rojiblancos between the strings and jeopardize their classification for the round of 16 of the competition. Real Madrid, meanwhile, will not debut in the World Cup until this Wednesday, June 18, starting at 9:00 p.m., in front of the Arab Hilal.
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What matches are played on day 3 of the Club World Cup?
On day three of the Club World Cup, three other matches will be played, among which the debut of Chelsea and Benfica, two European champions. On the one hand, the Portuguese team will debut before a historic Argentine football, Boca Juniors, starting at 00:00 hours. Chelsea, meanwhile, will do the same in front of the LAFC, starting at 9:00 p.m. in Atlanta. Finally, the Brazilian Flamengo will close day three against Esperánce.
- Chelsea-Los Angeles (9:00 p.m.)
- Boca Juniors-Benfica (00:00 hours)
- Flamengo-Sporence (03:00 hours)
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What a time difference is between Philadelphia and Spain, one of the World Cup headquarters
Philadelphia will be one of the venues where the Club World Cup will be played and, logically, there will be a time difference between the American city and Spain, where hundreds of fans of our country will live and enjoy day 3 of the intercontinental championship. In this case, Boca Juniors and Benfica will be responsible for showing all their football in the green of Lincoln Financial Field, a beautiful American football field that opened last year 2003, curiously, with a football match between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. The time difference between the American city and Spain is 6 hours, as with another of the World Cup headquarters where Chelsea-LaFC will be played, another of the games of day 3.
