Not even a late red card to Anthony Modeste could spoil the Al Ahly party, but the club now led by Marcel Koller - once in charge of Austria - have never before reached the Club World Cup final, taking home the bronze medal in the 2006, 2020 and 2021 editions. Unbeaten in all tournaments since October, the Red Devils will be rewarded with a showpiece contest against either Manchester City or Urawa Red Diamonds if they can break their semi-final duck on Monday, otherwise another unwanted third-placed playoff awaits the 43-time Egyptian Premier League champions.
Fluminense form (all competitions): Al Ahly Club World Cup form: Al Ahly form (all competitions): Advert - content below: Team News Twenty of the 23 players called up to Fluminense's Club World Cup squad are Brazilian natives, with the exception of Argentinian striker German Cano - who struck a tournament-high 13 goals in 12 Libertadores games en route to glory - and Colombian duo Jhon Arias and Yony Gonzalez. Cano and Arias - who amassed a team-high seven assists in the 2023 Brasileiro - will once again join forces in the Fluminense attack, but on-loan Palmeiras left-back Jorge is recovering from an ACL tear and is not involved. In his place, ex-Real Madrid left-back Marcelo - a five-time Club World Cup winner with Los Blancos - will endeavour to use his wealth of international nous to his advantage, while 40-year-old Felipe Melo and 22-year-old in-demand midfielder Andre are also in line for starts.
Fluminense possible starting lineup:Fabio; Guga, Nino, Melo, Marcelo; Andre, Martinelli; Arias, Ganso, Keno; Cano Al Ahly possible starting lineup:El Shenawy; Hany, Ibrahim, Abdelmonem, Maaloul; Kouka, Ateya, Ashour; Tau, Kahraba, El Shahat We say: Fluminense 3-1 Al Ahly Kahraba's enforced withdrawal against Al Ittihad was not what the doctor ordered for Al Ahly, but Koller's side ought to head into Monday's game without any sense of trepidation after teaching Benzema and co a footballing lesson on Friday.
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As for Al Ahly, French striker Modeste - formerly of Borussia Dortmund and Blackburn Rovers - had only been on the pitch for three minutes as a substitute before being given his marching orders for violent conduct, thus ruling him out of the final through suspension. Modeste's suspension could complicate Koller's attacking dilemma, as Kahraba - who set up two of his side's goals against Al Ittihad - came off injured in the second half, as did midfielder Ahmed Kouka, but the severity of their problems remains unclear. Either Taher Mohamed or Karim Fouad will be called upon to spearhead the charge if Kahraba is not given the green light to play, where ex-Brighton & Hove Albion attacker Percy Tau will join them.
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