PSG, Club World Cup and Madrid
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Once with Lionel Messi’s Barcelona, now with PSG, Luis Enrique has repeated a major achievement against Real Madrid. PSG continues its strong run in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup—made even more impressive by a dominant victory over none other than Real Madrid.
Paris Saint-Germain cruised into the Club World Cup final on Wednesday with a dominant 4-0 win over Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium. A blistering start and repeated defensive errors from the Spanish giants allowed PSG to take control early and all but seal the match by half-time.
Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has apologised to the club fans following their Club World Cup semi-final 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on
PSG are closely monitoring Ibrahima Konaté, but they aren’t the only ones. Real Madrid are also tracking the Liverpool center-back, and interest in the 25-year-old continues to grow with the
PSG’s “flashy bling bling” period, as described by their president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, saw them land some of the game’s glitziest stars — Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, to name the obvious three — but not the shiniest trophies, as successive coaches struggled with the egos and the individualistic tendencies of so many big-name players.
PSG dominated Real Madrid 4-0 during their FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match on July 9 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Prior to Hakimi, this record was held by former Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, who netted four goals and provided 21 assists, leading to a total of 25 goal contributions in the 2010/11 season for Barcelona under Pep Guardiola's management.
Ousmane Dembele has enjoyed the season of his career as he goes head to head with former PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe in Club World Cup.