PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: European champs lay claim to title as best in world
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It was one-way traffic from the opening whistle as PSG played through and around Real Madrid at will. Thibaut Courtois made a pair of fantastic saves in the opening five minutes to keep the score level, but he could only hold the last line of defense for so long — that is, until the 6th minute.
Ousmane Dembele danced around defenders, perhaps earning a penalty if Fabian Ruiz hadn't followed up and slammed home the loose ball. Dembele got his goal just three minutes later, when Antonio Rudiger whiffed on a pass attempt and left the ball sitting on the sun-baked field at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (temperature: 90 degrees at kickoff). Dembele raced in behind and tucked a left-footed finish inside the far post to make it 2-0.
Ruiz scored his second goal from the exact same spot in the 24th minute after Achraf Hakimi made his way down the right wing and picked out the Spanish midfielder in acres of space. Ruiz applied the emphatic finish once again and left the vast majority of the 80,000-plus in attendance (conservatively, 80-20 split in Madrid's favor) in stunned silence. Luis Enrique emptied the bench in the second half and it was one of his five substitutes, Goncalo Ramos, who put the exclamation point on an incredibly dominant performance.
PSG will face Chelsea in the Club World Cup final on Sunday (3 pm ET) back at MetLife Stadium, after the Blues beat Brazilian side Fluminense 2-0 in the first semifinal on Tuesday.
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PSG vs Real Madrid final score: 4-0
Goalscorers: Fabian Ruiz (6', 24'), Ousmane Dembele (9'), Goncalo Ramos (87')
GOAL! PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: Ramos collects, turns, fires, scores to complete the rout (87')
87' O PISTOLEIRO STRIKES 🔫⚽️
Gonçalo Ramos makes it 4 for PSG with a beauty, and pays tribute to the late Diogo Jota.
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GOAL! PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: Ruiz scores again after Hakimi picks him out in the box (24')
24' PSG 3-0!!! ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Ruiz nets his second of the game with a clinical finish on a lightning-fast counter. 🔴🔵⚡
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GOAL! PSG 2-0 Real Madrid: Dembele picks Rudiger's pocket and beats Courtois (9')
9' Back-to-back mistakes from Madrid and PSG are loving it! 😱
Dembélé makes it 2-0 after Rüdiger slips up. The Parisians are flying! 🔴🔵
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GOAL! PSG 1-0 Real Madrid: Ruiz sticks home the loose ball after Courtois thwarts Dembele (6')
6' PSG take advantage! 💥
A defensive error from Real Madrid and Fabian Ruiz makes no mistake. 1-0 Paris! ⚽️
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This PSG side, all the way from the fullbacks to the midfield and the wingers and forwards, are just relentless in attack. The constant movement is giving Real Madrid all kinds of trouble.
UNBELIEVABLE SAVE! Courtois denies Mendes a certain goal (5')
That's two world-class saves by Thibaut Courtois already. Nuno Mendes got on the end of a cross six yards out, with Courtois seemingly out of position and out of the play, but somehow the Belgian scrambled back and got a low hand to save a wide open goal.
KICKOFF! We are underway in semifinal no. 2
It's 90 degrees with bright sunshine for the 3 pm ET kickoff at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Crowd split appears to be roughly 95-5 in favor of Real Madrid.
PSG starting lineup
Donnarumma - Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes - Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz - Doue, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele
Real Madrid starting lineup
Courtois - Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, F. Garcia - Tchouameni, Bellingham, Guler, Vinicius - Mbappe, Garcia
How to watch PSG vs Real Madrid live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (July 9)
Venue: MetLife Stadium — East Rutherford, New Jersey
TV Channel/Streaming: Stream every game live on DAZN, for free
Luis Enrique's PSG have been sensational during this tournament, with the reigning European champions creating so many chances and dominating games. They did have a tough time against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, but they got the job done, as they always seem to. Still, they did have two players sent off late on and that could impact them for this semifinal. PSG are the red-hot favorites to win this competition and it feels like they are destined to dominate the club game for years to come.
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Real Madrid have really settled in to their new 3-5-2 formation under new manager Xabi Alonso and were pretty comfortable in their quarterfinal win against Borussia Dortmund. Well, until the final few minutes when they almost imploded. Kylian Mbappe is pushing hard to start as he's recovered from his stomach issue and there will be so much focus on the former PSG striker before, during and after this massive semifinal.
PSG team news, focus
Luis Enrique has lost both Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez to suspension after they were sent off in the quarterfinal against Bayern. Lucas Beraldo will likely come in to start for Pacho at center back and the only other selection dilemma Enrique has is whether to start Ousmane Dembele up top. Dembele came on and scored against Bayern and now he's back from injury it's likely he starts this game ahead of Bradley Barcola.
Real Madrid team news, focus
Xabi Alonso has a couple of big decisions to make in terms of his starting lineup. Dean Huijsen is suspended after picking up a red card late on against Borussia Dortmund. The young center back has been excellent in his first few games for Real Madrid but he will miss this huge match and Raul Asencio is likely to come in. Kylian Mbappe scored a beauty late on against Dortmund after coming off the bench and he will surely start against PSG. Young forward Gonzalo Garcia has been a revelation up top, scoring four goals in five games so far to lead the competition in scoring. But this is Mbappe. Against PSG. He has to start. David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga and Endrick remain out injured.
PSG vs Real Madrid prediction
This is going to be a classic. You can just feel it. PSG will press high and try to dictate the tempo and Real are just fine with making the most of space on the counter. Hold on to your hats. PSG 4-3 Real Madrid.
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