Al Jazira 1-2 Real Madrid - 5 talking points

#4 Al Jazira scored the first goal of the game and were impressive on the counter-attack

Romarinho opening the scoring for Al Jazira

After almost a dozen chances for Real Madrid, Al Jazira took the lead in the 41st minute through Romarinho. Casemiro was caught napping deep in his half and allowed Boussoufa to pick a perfect long ball to Romarinho.

Romarinho took the ball beautifully and got the better of Real full-back Achraf Hakimi to put it in the back of the net with a lovely side-footed finish. The goal came out of nowhere and Real Madrid was stunned.

Throughout the evening, Al Jazira threatened on the counter-attack but the final ball let them down. Boussoufa was brilliant on the left flank and led most of Al Jazira's counter-attacking play. They had a couple of good chances of their own but their passing lacked precision. It is fair to say, Al Jazira surprised Real with their intent and work rate.