Real Madrid now know who they’ll come against as they look to defend the Club World Cup. Following the draw held in Abu Dhabi, the current champions have two potential opponents in the semi-final on 13 December (6pm CET, 9pm local time): Al-Jazeera (UAE champions) or the Urawa Red Diamonds (Asia). The two teams will play each other with the winner facing Zinedine Zidane's side for a place in the final.



On the other side of the draw, Mexico's Pachuca (Concacaf) have been paired with Wydad Casablanca, the winner of the CAF Champions League (Africa) for a place in the semi-final against the Conmebol champions Gremio. The final will take place on Saturday, 16 December (6pm CET, 9pm local time) and the match for third and fourth place will be played on the same day at 3pm CET (6pm local time). Real Madrid will play all their matches at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.



Butragueño's assessment

"If we perform as we can do, we'll be in with a very good chance of making it through to the final. There are two months to go and we've got a very busy schedule in December and we've got to bear that in mind. We know that there might be some surprises along the way, our game is becoming all the more competitive and the fitness side of things is very important. Each match will be tough and compared to last year's competition in Japan, the time difference will be much less of an issue".



FIXTURES

1st Round:

- Al-Jazira v Auckland City (1-0)

2nd Round:

- Pachuca v Wydad Casablanca (9 December, 2pm)

- Al-Jazira v Urawa Red Diamonds (9 December, 5.30pm)

Semi-finals:

- Gremio v Pachuca/Wydad Casablanca (12 December, 6pm)

- Al-Jazira/Auckland City/Urawa Red Diamonds v Real Madrid (13 December, 6pm)

3rd and 4th place (16 December, 1pm)

Final (16 December, 6pm)

*CET.