Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler scored first-half goals and short-handed Real Madrid bounced back from a disappointing performance in its Club World Cup opener to beat Pachuca 3-1 in front of 70,248 spectators at Bank of America Stadium.

Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler scored late in the first half to help 10-man Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over CF Pachuca in a Group H clash played amid sweltering conditions Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Real Madrid went into Sunday night’s game against Pachuca without their main striker Kylian Mbappe as he continues to recover from gastroenteritis.As such, it was largely expected that manager Xabi