FIFA Club World Cup Final 2014: Real Madrid vs. San Lorenzo Live Stream, Preview

Real Madrid will take on San Lorenzo in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday, as the European and South American delegates once again proved too strong for their competition.

Both clubs entered the tournament at the semi-final stage, with Los Blancos thrashing Maxico's Cruz Azul 4-0 and the Copa Libertadores winners needing extra time to get past this year's Cinderella story, Auckland City.

Real Madrid have won 21 straight matches and are taking this competition very serious—San Lorenzo will have to be at their very best to stop Los Blancos from romping to another easy win.

Date: Saturday, December 20

Time: 7.30 p.m. GMT/2:30 p.m. ET

Venue: Stade de Marrakech, Morocco

TV info and live stream: The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 (for US viewers), with mobile coverage available via Fox Sports Go.

Preview

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The scariest part of Real Madrid's comprehensive win over Cruz Azul was probably that the team didn't actually look all that good. While some of the players came out with their usual intensity, others clearly treated the semi-final as a glorified exhibition. It didn't matter—Los Blancos still romped to an easy win.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti wasn't overly pleased with his squad's performance, and as reported by Marca (h/t RMadridHome), he has already warned his players Saturday's match needs to be better:

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Carlo Ancelotti's message to his team ahead of the Club World Cup final: "I don't want anyone relaxing." [Marca] pic.twitter.com/lLXVjq0Ueq

— RMadridHome (@RMadridHome) December 18, 2014"

The Champions League holders have won 21 straight fixtures—standing in the way of No. 22 are San Lorenzo, this year's winners of the Copa Libertadores.

The Argentine squad struggled against New Zealand's Auckland City, but the Navy Blues proved themselves as a difficult opponent to break down throughout the tournament.

San Lorenzo have no intention of becoming Real's next victim, and suggestions his team may come out with a physical game plan were immediately dismissed by manager Matias Lammens, per Goal's Tom Webber. He also warned FIFA to be careful when selecting the official for the match:

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I do not think it will be violent, neither of the two teams need to worry. In any case, it is San Lorenzo who should be worried about Pepe!

We feel that it would be better to have a referee of another continent that is neither Europe nor South America. Real Madrid's favourite is the Portuguese, Pedro Proenca. For us, the Chilean Enrique Osses would be fine, so maybe it'd better be one from another continent. An African referee would be fine. How about the weight of Real Madrid with Fifa for that decision? South America also has an important influence on Fifa.

But in lobby terms, perhaps Real Madrid surpass us. But all the requests should be addressed equally. It would be wrong to hear only the requests of the most powerful ever.

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Real defender Sergio Ramos was forced to leave the pitch after picking up a knock against Cruz Azul, and according to AS English, he is yet to train with the squad since:

Both the player and Ancelotti are adamant he'll be available for the final, however, and that he is being rested as a precaution, via FIFA's official Twitter feed:

San Lorenzo have a quality team, but form has eluded them in the past few months. They sit just eighth in Argentina's Primera Division, and BrasilGlobeTour's Rupert Fryer fears for their chances in the final:

Real's attacking onslaught and dominance in the centre of the pitch makes this an uneven battle. With the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema seemingly scoring at will, it takes just one look at goal for Los Blancos to grab an early lead.

And with a tremendous amount of pace out wide, Real's counter-attacking play once they grab the lead is deadly. For San Lorenzo to have any chance, they'll have to find a way to limit the spaces around the box and draw Los Blancos' defenders forward.

Final Prediction: Real Madrid 3-0 San Lorenzo

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