PSG made a way to the club's world cup final against Chelsea with a 4-0 thrashing from Real Madrid, but the men of Luis Enrique will be for confrontation without defenders Pacho and Lucas Hernandez
Chelsea has received a big boost for their club World Cup Final Clash against PSG, who will be for the confrontation without defenders Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez.
At the end of last season, the blues hope to add another trophy to their cabinet after their UEFA Conference League triumph, but are confronted with a strict challenge against Champions League holders PSG-Die Real Madrid in their semi-final draw on Wednesday evening.
PSG turned on the style against the La Liga side when the midfielder Fabian Ruiz yielded a double, with Ousmane Dembele and Goncalo Ramos also on the score sheet.
The French side won their victory without the services of defenders Pacho and Lucas Hernandez after both players were sent in the 2-0 quarterfinals victory over Bayern Munich.
They will still not be available for the final, although PSG deals well in their absence, while Beraldo held his own in defense alongside Marquinhos, while Nuno Mendes was fantastic on the left.
Chelsea also missed two players for the semi -final, because Liam Delap and Levi Colwill both served. But unlike Pacho and Hernandez, both players will be back to play the final for the blues.
That's because the PSG pair both were directly shown red cards against Bayern, while the blues duo picked up suspensions.
Tensions fell against Bayern when Pacho was fired for a late failure at Leon Goretzka when Hernandez got an early bath for elbows Raphael Guerreiro – but PSG still had the upper hand with two late goals from Desire Done and Dembele.
Pacho has forged an impressive partnership with Marquinhos in defense when the couple started the 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League final.
But Beraldo earned the honor for his solid display while he was used for Pacho against Madrid and he should also be a solid option against Chelsea.
Chelsea achieved their place with a 2-0 win over Brazilian side luminense thanks to a brace of the new signing Joao Pedro.
The final will take place on Sunday at the Metlife Stadium, where Chelsea was offered for the second time for the second time to win this competition – after he had lifted the previous iteration of the tournament in 2021.