10 Juventus players asked to leave the field when playing Real Madrid

The hot weather in America makes many players unable to stand the heat.

Coach Igor Tudor revealed that up to 10 Juventus players asked to be substituted midway through the match because they could not stand the extreme heat. In this match, Gonzalo Garcia scored the only goal to help Real Madrid qualify for the quarter-finals, but all the attention was focused on the temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius and high humidity at the Hard Rock Stadium.

"The conditions today were really harsh," said Coach Tudor. "10 players asked me to take a break because they were exhausted. This is the end of the season, the players have to endure too much pressure, their physical strength is worn down, and having to play in this heat and humidity is too much."

Earlier, Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca also bluntly criticized the organization of the tournament in the US as a bad idea. Chelsea struggled to defeat Benfica after extra time when the weather conditions continued to be the focus. The "Blues" match was continuously postponed and lasted up to 5 hours due to summer storms.

"It's a joke," said coach Maresca. "This is no longer football. If the match is postponed continuously due to the weather, it's clear that the venue is not suitable. In the World Cup or Champions League, when is there a postponement? Almost never. But here, 6-7 matches have to be postponed in just 2 weeks."

Not only Maresca, coach Jurgen Klopp also criticized the new expanded format of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ as "the worst idea ever applied in football".

The controversy is even more heated as the US will host the 2026 World Cup. With matches in the middle of a hot summer like this, FIFA will certainly have to find a solution if it does not want the image of the biggest tournament on the planet to be affected.

Alexander-Arnold's assist helps Real reach the quarterfinals. In the early morning of July 2, in the match of the round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, Real defeated Juventus 1-0 to enter the quarterfinals.

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