Exclusive: Real Madrid crowns FIFA Club World Cup champions

Real Madrid have won the FIFA Club World Cup final in Yokohama, defeating Kashima Antlers Madrid opened the scoring inside 10 minutes when French forward Karim Benzema.

struckKashima soon responded, Gaku Shibasaki levelling the score and bringing the Japanese side back into the tieShibasaki then struck again to give Kashima the most unlikely of leads against the Spanish giantsBallon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo equalised by stepping up to take a penalty, won by Lucas VasquezAs the game entered extra-time Ronaldo latched on to a Benzema through-ball to score his secondThe Portuguese superstar then struck again on the 104 minute mark to seal the win for the Galacticos

Real Madrid beat Kashima Antlers 4-2 to win the Fifa Club World Cup in extra-time after the Japanese champions played the game of their lives to leave Zinedine Zidane’s team hanging on at the end of 90 minutes.

A glance at the history books will suggest Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick, was the hero but it was Karim Benzema who was head and shoulders man of the match.

It was the Frenchman’s pass in the first half of extra-time that Ronaldo took into his stride and converted to put Real Madrid 3-2 up. He also got the first before Gaku Shibasaki scored twice.