The latest two winners of the UEFA Champions League will square off in one of the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup this week in New Jersey. 

Real Madrid continued to advance without many minutes from striker Kylian Mbappé, but the French striker netted a spectacular bicycle-kick goal amid a wild stoppage-time finish for both sides. 

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also made a last-second diving save to preserve a 3-2 decision over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at MetLife Stadium. 

Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain — the current UCL champs and a 2-0 winner earlier Saturday over Bayern Munich — in the semis Wednesday in East Rutherford. 

“Well, I thought we are so lucky that we have Thibaut in goal because he’s always one of those keepers that makes you win games,” Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said. “Today that save has been so decisive and he’s a great influence so we can be thrilled that we have Thibaut on goal for us.” 

Gonzalo García and Fran García buried first-half goals for Real Madrid in the rematch of the 2024 Champions League title match, which also was won by Los Blancos by a 2-0 count. 

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Mbappé was listed as available as a substitute Saturday, and the French striker came on for Real Madrid to huge cheers in the 67th minute. He also had entered in the 68th minute of a Round of 16 victory over Italian club Juventus after missing the team’s three matches in the group stage of the tournament due to an illness. 

Before the match, the sides observed a moment of silence for Portuguese stars Diogo Jota and André Silva, who died earlier in the week in an automobile crash in Spain. 

Gonzalo García rewarded Alonso’s confidence in keeping him in the Starting XI with his fourth goal of the tournament, a left-footed volley beyond Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel’s reach off a cross from Arda Guler in the 10th minute. 

Fran García made it 2-0 when he made a run from his left back spot to get on the end of another cross for a one-timer about 10 minutes later. 

Maximilian Beier finally got one back for Dortmund two minute intp stoppage time, but Mbappé restored the two-goal with an acrobatic, world-class finish two minute later. He then made a 20 with his fingers for the cameras to honor Jota, who wore that number for Liverpool. 

Dortmund netted a second goal in the eighth of 10 minute of stoppage time on a penalty kick by Serhou Guirassy following a red-card foul in the box by Dean Huijsen. 

They nearly got the equalizer, too, but Courtois made a diving glove stop of Marcel Sabitzer’s shot towards the lower left corner of the net to preserve the victory. 

“It is a great, big save. That’s the reason why he’s the best goalkeeper in the world,” Dortmund manager Niko Kovac said. “You must be there when the team needs you. This was a big, big, big save. To be honest, it’s a deserved win for Real Madrid. If we score this one it will be a little bit unfair. 

“It’s not a failure if you go home after a defeat against Real Madrid.”