Real Madrid's Youth Team Wins World Under-20 Title
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Real Madrid played Santiago Wanderers today. The match was for the Intercontinental Under-20 Cup. It happened at the Bernabéu stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid's team is young players from La Fábrica. La Fábrica is the name for Real Madrid's youth academy.
Real Madrid won the game. This means they are now world champions at Under-20 level. It is a big win for the young players.
Player Álvaro López spoke after the match. He said the team is very proud. He said they made history. This means it is a special, new moment for the club.
Santiago Wanderers is a team from Chile. They played well but did not win. Real Madrid's youth players showed great skill in the final.
Vocabulary8 words
- Intercontinental
- between different big areas of the world
- Bernabéu
- the name of Real Madrid's stadium
- La Fábrica
- the name of Real Madrid's team for young players
- academy
- a school for young sports players
- champions
- the winners of a competition
- proud
- feeling very happy about something you did
- history
- something new and important that people remember
- skill
- being very good at doing something
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1. Santiago Wanderers 2. At the Bernabéu 3. Yes
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Real Madrid played Santiago Wanderers _____. The match was for the Intercontinental Under-20 _____. It happened at the _____ stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid's team is young players from La _____.
Real Madrid _____ the game. This means they are now world _____ at Under-20 level.
Player Álvaro López spoke after the match. He said the team is very _____. He said they made _____.
Santiago Wanderers is a team from _____. Real Madrid's youth players showed great _____ in the final.
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