Nothing went right for Real Madrid in their 4–0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semifinals.
Two of the favorites to win the Club World Cup faced off at MetLife Stadium with a trip to the final on the line. PSG, the newly crowned European champions clashed with Real Madrid, the previous European champions, in what many expected to be the best match of this summer’s newly expanded tournament.
Except what unfolded was a dominant performance from PSG and a rather lifeless effort from Real Madrid. Luis Enrique’s men got off to a fast start going up 2–0 just nine minutes into the match thanks to goals from Fabián Ruiz and Ousmane Dembélé, gifted to the Parisians by poor defensive mistakes from Raúl Asencio and Antonio Rüdiger respectively.
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Ruiz bagged his second of the semifinal in the 24th minute in what was a show-stopping first half from PSG. The Parisians carved Real Madrid open, and capped off their impressive performance with a fourth goal just before the final whistle from Gonçalo Ramos.
PSG are now headed to the Club World Cup final where they will take on Chelsea while Real Madrid’s time in the United States is over.
Here’s three takeaways from the lopsided Club World Cup semifinal.






