Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Club World Cup final after defeating Real Madrid 4-0, where they will face Chelsea.
Luis Enrique’s team put on another impressive display just one month after defeating Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final, giving them the opportunity to win a world championship at New York’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday to cap off an amazing season.
After an explosive 18-minute first half that started when Raul Asencio’s hard touch inside the Real Madrid box set up Ousmane Dembele’s goal in the sixth minute, there was never any question that they would secure their spot in the final.
Three minutes later, a miskick from Asencio’s centre-back partner Antonio Rudiger allowed Dembele to race through on goal and coolly beat Thibaut Courtois to double Paris Saint-Germain’s lead.
Real Madrid were reeling and it got even worse for them when Ruiz added his second and Paris Saint-Germain’s third from Achraf Hakimi’s cut-back following a scintillating passing move.
Real Madrid, who lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to injury before the game, tried to regain a foothold by sending on Luka Modric for his final appearance for the club, but substitute Goncalo Ramos added a breakaway fourth to spark more Paris Saint-Germain celebrations.
