The French arrive as favorites after signing the best season in their history, but the English bet on their youth to surprise.
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After a month of competition, today we will meet the new world champion. Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea are measured by the global throne in the final of the renewed World Clubs, which now has 32 teams and distributes one billion dollars in prizes.
Follow the minute by minute of PSG vs. Chelsea in the 2025 Club World Cup final
15 '⏱️ that 🔵0 – PSG ⚪️ 0
Paris tries and ends from the crescent, but goalkeeper Sánchez Ataja with ease.
14 '⏱️ that 🔵0 – PSG ⚪️ 0
Chelsea, with high intensity, puts the European champion in trouble. The PSG, although dangerous, is uncomfortable in front of the English.
01 '⏱️ that 🔵0 – PSG ⚪️ 0: Wheel the ball at the New Jersey Metlife Stadium. Chelsea presses the exit and seeks the error of the Parisians.
J Balvin, at the 2025 Club World Cup, speaks in the previous presentation
PSG initial eleven
The only change in the Once prominent in the incorporation of Beraldo in the central rear for the Ecuadorian Pacho, who is sanctioned for expulsion. The eleven are: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvarathskhelia.
The protagonists are already in the stadium
Chelsea's initial alignment
Luis Enrique's PSG, after the best season in its history – with the Champions, League, Cup and Super Cup of France – starts as a favorite. Their offensive and intense football led them to eliminate Inter Miami (4-0), Bayern Munich (2-0) and Real Madrid (4-0). Even so, they suffered an unexpected stroke in groups against Botafogo (1-0). Ousmane Dembélé, team figure, sounds strong for the Golden Ball.
On the other hand, Chelsea arrives with a very young staff (average of 25.1 years) directed by Enzo Maresca, which returned them to the elite after winning the league league and finishing rooms in the Premier League. In the tournament they beat Benfica (4-1), Palmeiras (2-1) and Fluminense (4-1). The blues dream of their second world star, after the one achieved in 2021.
The Metlife Stadium, with capacity for 82,500 people, will also host the 2026 World Cup final. A show is expected outside the court with presentations by Robbie Williams, Laura Pausini and J Balvin, in one more attempt to conquer the US audience. Among the attendees will even former president Donald Trump.
The champion will take 125 million dollars, in a tournament that FIFA already celebrates as “the most successful club competition in the world,” according to Gianni Infantino.
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