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PSG looked every bit the best team in the world (and then some) as the reigning European champions beat Real Madrid 4-0 in the second semifinal of the 2025 Club World Cup.
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PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: European champs lay claim to title as best in world
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Published July 9, 2025 05:05 PM
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PSG looked every bit the best team in the world (and then some) as the reigning European champions scored three goals in the opening 24 minutes and dismantled record UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid 4-0 in the second semifinal of the 2025 Club World Cup on Wednesday.
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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.
Rating: 5