Frenj Ligue 1 Kings, Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG), dismantled Spanish La Liga giants, Atletico Madrid, in there opener of the FIFA Club World Cup by four (4) goals to zero (0) on Sunday 15 June, 2025 at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
This stunning outcome is proving the Les Parisiens to be an enormous force in the tournament.
Luis Enrique’s juvenile PSG immensely dominated Atletico at the Rose Bowl on Sunday in their first match since making light work of Serie A club, Inter Milan, 5-0 to win its first Champions League title on May 31.
PSG, who are treble winners – the Coupe De France 2024/25, Ligue 1 2024/25 and Uefa Champions League 2024/25 – opened scoring in the 19th minute through Fabian Ruiz, and midfielder, Vitinha, converted Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s assist to make it two in the 1st minute of first half additional time.
Then, late into the showdown, PSG netted through Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-in in the 87th minute and 7th minute if additional time respectively to hand the Frenchmen a beautiful clean sheet.
French winger, Ousmane Dembele, was missing in action for PSG after reportedly injuring a quadricep while featuring for France on June 6. Goncalo Ramos took Dembele’s place in Luis Enrique’s only change to the starting lineup from the Uefa Champions League final.
Results
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Sunday 15 June, 2025 |
| Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami CF |
| Palmeiras 0-0 FC Porto |
| PSG 4-0 Atletico Madrid |
| Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland City |
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid went down to ten (10) men in the 77th minute after Clément Lenglet was shown the red card.
Goalscorer, Vitinha, was named Player Of The Match, following his beautiful contribution to PSG’s victory.
Photo: Vitinha celebrates after scoring for PSG. Jae Hong/AP Photo
