![Real Madrid's Spanish midfielder Isco (R) vies for the ball with al-Jazira's Moroccan defender Mbark Boussoufa during the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final match in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on December 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q4Y65V32KPW7DQ2PGHXFX5YPQU.jpg?smart=true&auth=4c72c48a05e41752d86d1288b31466cfb31b2ea59378f99dc38541465eabe408&width=400&height=225)
Mbark Boussoufa, left, in action for Al Jazira against Real Madrid in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
Mbark Boussoufa, left, in action for Al Jazira against Real Madrid in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP
Mbark Boussoufa: Al Jazira 'very proud' of effort against Real Madrid but focus is now on Pachuca
UAE champions pushed Madrid all the way before losing their Fifa Club World Cup semi-final in the final nine minutes.