Among the questionable things about the Club World Cup, which is in its final throes in its current format, its use as a testing ground for new rules is right up there...

As Argentina still wonders how River Plate (one of the biggest footballing institutions in the country along with Boca Juniors) lost in the semi-final to Al Ain,

Yesterday Solari summed up the competition Madrid will be vying for later on today perfectly, when they face Kashima - the same team that pushed them all the way two years ago.

AS editor Alfredo Relaño takes a look at Real Madrid's current poor form and worries about what awaits them at the Club World Cup.