Paris Saint-Germain produced a superb 4-0 threshing of Real Madrid to set up a final of the Club World Cup against Chelsea.
Only one month after beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final, the Luis Enrique team delivered another declaration performance which gives them the opportunity to cap an incredible season with an world title at the Metlife Stadium in New York on Sunday.
There was never any doubt that they claimed their place in the final after a rampant spell of 18 minutes in the first half which started when a heavy touch of Raul Asencio inside the Real Madrid box allowed Ousmane Dembele to set up the opening of the sixth minute of Fabian Ruiz.
Ousmane Dembele de Paris Saint-Germain famous with desire Doue
Three minutes later, an unrecognized partner of Asencio central partner Antonio Rudiger, allowed Dembele to run to goal and coldly beaten Thibaut Courtois to double the advance of Paris Saint-Germain.
Real Madrid was in shock and it still worsened for them when Ruiz added his second and the third of Paris Saint-Germain of the reduction of Achraf Hakimi after a scintillating movement.
Real Madrid, who lost Trent Alexander-Arnold because of the injury before the match, tried to find himself in the foot by sending Luka Modric for his last appearance for the club, but the replacement Gcalcalo Ramos added a fourth escape to trigger more celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain.
Already champions of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain will return Sunday at the Metlife stadium as a favorite to win against Chelsea d’Enzo Maresca and add another piece of silverware that won a double servant as well as the Champions League.
For Real Madrid and their new head coach Xabi Alonso, the challenge is to put an embarrassing end in their club world club campaign behind them while they are preparing for life after the veteran Modric midfielder, who was praised by teammates and fans after the final whistle.
Luka Modric from Real Madrid made his last appearance before his release from the club
Enrique supports Dembele for Ballon d’Or
Paris Saint-Germain Boss Luis Enrique praised his team’s performance and praised Ousmane Dembele While reinforcing his hopes as a golden ball with a 35th goal of the season during his first departure from the club World Cup after his return from a thigh injury.
“I feel good,” said Enrique Dazn. “It is difficult to play these kinds of matches against Real Madrid. I think we started the game very well and we are satisfied with the performance.
“Especially in these conditions – it’s too much warmth, for me. You have to play in different conditions to watch a better show, but I think the two teams did it very well.
“We are in a special season, a special moment and I think we are worth winning.
Dembele took his goal coldly after jumping on Antonio Rudiger’s error
Dembele’s goal was his 35th of the season in all competitions
“This is the first match of this club World Cup that we can use Ousmane as a normal player because he was injured with the national team and we tried to take care of him. I think he is the best player of this season.
“He deserves to win everything because he has given everything to the team and the team will make trophies, which is the most important thing for a club.”
From the final of Sunday against Chelsea, Enrique added: “We will try to win it. One more step against a good team like Chelsea. They have done all the competition and now it’s time for us to prepare for this, try to recover.
“Almost there, we want to make the story of our club, then these are our vacation.”
Alonso: We have to learn today
Real Madrid BOSS Xabi Alonso urged his players to take lessons from the heavy defeat and pay tribute to the start Luka Modric.
“It is sure that we knew that the task was really difficult to be 2-0 against Paris after 10 minutes,” he said Dazn.
“For the moment, feeling is not the best, but we have to try to learn today.
“They have been a team that has been built for two years and we are starting. We have to take time but we have to learn.
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“For the moment, we need a good break. This is not the start of this year; this is only the end of last season.
“After only three weeks here, I think we can take positive points from this period. Not from today but we take lessons today.
“I think we were not the last to face such a good team. I think that, since February, they have been in a higher moment and today we have faced one of the best world teams.
“Let’s see what’s going on in the final, but they have shown a very good level. We want to be there, but it would certainly take time.”
On Modric, he added: “It is a bitter end for a last match but apart from that he was a legend of the club, a legend of football.
“I have been a teammate, now his trainer, but he is a great guy, so he will be recalled by everyone at Real Madrid.”
What is the next step for PSG?
Paris Saint-Germain will take Chélat During the final of the World Cup on Sunday club at Metlife Stadium, with a kick -off at 8 p.m.
