Unsurprisingly given their domination of the UEFA Champions League in the 21st century, Real Madrid are record five-time winners of the FIFA Club World Cup.However, such an impressive history in the competition will matter little heading into this summer’s reformatted and expanded iteration of the tournament,

Real Madrid won the last edition two years ago under Carlo Ancelotti, who has now moved on to manage the Brazilian men’s national team.

Courtois will undoubtedly be a crucial player for Real Madrid during the tournament, as Real Madrid will try to establish Xabi Alonso’s new tactical ideas, which could ultimately lead to opposing teams generating quality scoring opportunities against Los Blancos.