García's impact for Real Madrid could lead them to glory

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A Real Madrid star is stealing the show at the FIFA Club World Cup, just as FIFA would have wanted, but nobody would have expected Gonzalo García to be the player that is driving Los Blancos to glory in the United States.

Kylian Mbappé's spectacular scissor kick goal in stoppage time in Saturday's 3-2 quarterfinal win against Borussia Dortmund was the moment that will lead the Play of the Day clips, but the tie had already been won by that stage and that was down to García's first-half contribution while the France forward was watching from the substitutes' bench.

Not for the first time in this competition, the youngster outshone his more celebrated…