Real Madrid began life under head coach Xabi Alonso at the Club World Cup, with their tournament coming to an end in devastating fashion in the semi-finals. Los

PSG are on the cusp of securing what would be a near perfect season without their former superstar Kylian Mbappe, who left for Real Madrid in 2024. Instead of falling apart without the services of the French international, the Les Parisiens have turned into a machine under Luis Enrique.

Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 (video highlights PSG/Real Madrid) against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New York. Here we present you with some of the highlights and lowlights of the victory.

The most obvious lesson Alonso learned against PSG was a front three of Kylian Mbappé, Gonzalo García and Vinícius Júnior does not work. After only starting two forwards in Real Madrid’s five consecutive victories in the Club World Cup, the former Bayer Leverkusen boss gave the nod to the three attackers in a head-scratching decision.

PSG put on a clinic Wednesday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, cruising to a 4-0 win over Real Madrid to punch their ticket to Sunday’s 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final against Chelsea. The French champions came flying out of the gate, scoring three times in the opening half hour and never giving Real Madrid a chance to recover.

We then asked our readers, as they do after every match from now on, to vote for the best Parisian of the match. Fabian Ruiz (28-year-old midfielder) came out on top. A well-deserved victory for Ruiz,

PSG are closely monitoring Ibrahima Konaté—but they’re not the only ones. Real Madrid are also keeping tabs on the Liverpool center-back, and with the summer transfer window approaching,