PSG coach in middle of heated post-match scuffle with Chelsea after FIFA Club World Cup final
But after the whistle sounded, the action didn't stop, with PSG coach Luis Enrique pushing João Pedro amid a scrum that was already occurring at MetLife Stadium.
Pedro went to the ground, drawing more players into the post-match shenanigans and creating a pushing and shoving match before cooler heads eventually prevailed.
Pedro had been engaged in a verbal confrontation with another PSG player when Enrique entered the fray and shoved the Chelsea player.
PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who also appeared to shove Pedro, was caught in the middle of the incident and was grabbed by a team staffer to try and protect him as other Chelsea players came to Pedro's defense.
5 Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (1) reacts after an altercation with Chelsea players after the final during the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium.
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5 Filip Joergensen #12 of Chelsea FC clashes with players of Paris Saint-Germain following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025
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5 Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes (25) reacts after an altercation with Chelsea players after the final during the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium.
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Prior to Sunday, Chelsea and PSG had played a total of 10 times across all competitions and had not played one another since 2016.
The Club World Cup final took place at MetLife Stadium in front of a largely pro-Chelsea crowd of over 81,000 people.
The win was a surprise with PSG entering the match as the favorite after having defeated some of soccer's best clubs, including Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
5 Chelsea FC forward Joao Pedro (20) clashes with Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (1) after the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium.
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5 Robert Sanchez #1 of Chelsea FC clashes with Gianluigi Donnarumma #1 of Paris Saint-Germain following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Tensions had already been a bit high during the physical match and in the second half, PSG midfielder João Neves was given a red card when he pulled the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella in a retaliatory move.
Chelsea defeated PSG with a pair of goals by star Cole Palmer – in the 22nd and 30th minutes – while Pedro also scored in the later part of the first half.
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