In the second of the semi-final of the World Cup club, serial winners, Real Madrid, the current Champions League holders, Paris Saint-Germain, saw in what was certainly a delicious game.
The French couple, Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe, started for the first time in this tournament for their teams, which gave rise to the idea that it would be an exciting game, because the first 46 goal contributions had in 2024/25 and the last 48.
Ruiz and Dembele brought PSG in total control
Yet it is doubtful that someone could have predicted such a fast start with six shots with a collective goal before Fabian Ruiz PSG brought forward in the sixth minute.
It set the tone for the game that exploded again only three minutes later when Dembele shot home.
Los Blancos was shocked in all aspects and the second best, with PSG holding 65.1% in the first 15 minutes.
The quality of the French side ball was also in stark contrast to Real's terrible attempts to string a considerable movement together.
Play with three -quarters of the game to play
If there was ever a snapshot of the change of the guard in European football, the early stages of this match might have provided it.
Mbappe offered some resistance with three shots in the first 22 minutes, but when Ruiz took his second after a free movement with a Breakneck speed, the game was already over as a match with three-quarters of the game that was still playing.
To give any perspective on the procedure, Real had not given three goals since November 9, 2003 in the first 25 minutes of a match, versus Sevilla in Laliga.
By half had PSG 31 line-breaking fitted for the nine of Real Madrid, while he placed an amazing 92% pass voltage, and that was the dominance of the first that they had time and space to play with a team that in the opinion of many was the best in the world in the first half.
PSG was sometimes flawless when it really had trouble getting started
The CWC record of PSG of W3, D0, L0 During the break, there will have been an ominous sign for the Los Blancos-Relievers, and intriguing, only their opponents in the final, Chelsea, have no longer kept the opposition of a first half goal in the tournament than managed by Luis Enrique.
Despite trying of 300 more passes than real, PSG had less out of place (23-29) when we approached the hourly mark.
PSG Passing Network vs Real Madridopta perform by statistics
As an exercise in positional consciousness, game intelligence, playing under pressure and accuracy when moving speed, Luis Enrique will have been happy with what he looked, because it was sometimes almost flawless.
The superiority of PSG meant that it was only in the 58th minute of the game that an anonymous Vinicius Jr. had his only shot of the game, which was blocked. Indeed, the 11 shots of Real in total only saw two on goal in a competition that was immediately forgottenable for their costs assembled.
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Try the side of Xabi Alonso, they had no answer, and even when they tried to change things and turn balls into the box, Lucas Beraldo (3/3) and Marquinhos (5/5) won all eight of the air duels they dispute. There was just no way through.
Vitinha remained the midfield and his 121 touches in the game were more than double those of every Real Madrid player. Of these, 112 steps and 104 were accurate to give him a brilliant completion of 92.9%.
Despite the skills of Doue van Doue, Achraf Hakimi's robberies and Ousmane Dembele's goals in skills, it is vitinha who knits everything together, and his 600+ completed passes in the competition so far are at least 200 more than someone else.
Triple real change made no difference
With the Spanish giants not used to such a mauling, Alonso decided to change things by making a triple replacement in the 64th minute, Jude Bellingham, Vini JR and Raul Ascencio all addicted.
Gonzalo Garcia would follow shortly thereafter, and his replacement, Dani Carvajal, was booked within two minutes of his introduction because he was a bit over -bent, something that became the trademark of the Spaniard.
PSG vs Real Madrid Match Statsopta perform by statistics
With five to play, Real had only managed one shot on the goal, so thankaguid for the late effort of Eder Militao, because it continued their run of having at least two shots on goal in every match since a Copa del Rey Semi-final versus FC Barcelona on March 2, 2023 (0 shots on goal).
Of course it counted for nothing, and Goncalo Ramos took care of the Coup de Grace with PSGs celebrated when the game came to his conclusion.
Real cannot have any complaints about hammering four goals, which was actually their first loss ever at the FIFA Club World Cup in their 21st game, including earlier formats. Four goals are also the most that they have admitted in the competition in every competition.
PSG vs Real Madrid Player Ratingsflash score
From a PSG perspective, since the final of the Coupe de France on 24 May, they have all won all five knockout round matches that they played in all competitions with a combined score of 18-0.
They are now 90 minutes away from a first CWC title, with Premier League outfit, Chelsea, hoping to disturb the opportunities and stop the reigning Champions League winner of a Triumph tournament for the first time since the blues itself lost to Corinthians in 2012.