PSG won the UEFA Champions League a few days ago. Playing for the crown of European supremacy, the French giants got off to a great start in the Club World Cup. PSG defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0 without the team’s best star Ousmane Dembele.
PSG and Atletico Madrid faced off in a high-voltage Club World Cup match at the Rose Bowl in California on Sunday. However, the Spanish club did not receive any attention throughout the match. PSG showed dominance in possession or attack. PSG had 74 percent of the ball throughout the match. In addition, they also took 16 shots.
There were two goals in each half. Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring in the 19th minute. After that, Vitinia, Seni Mayulu and Lee Kang-in found the net one by one.
In the 19th minute of the match, Ruiz put the team ahead with a low shot from outside the D-box in passing football. Atletico tried a little after falling behind. However, they could not take much advantage. On the contrary, PSG doubled the gap in the last minute of the first half. Portuguese midfielder Vitinia entered the D-box after receiving Kavaratskheliya’s pass and beat the goalkeeper with a powerful shot.
Atletico could not take advantage of several opportunities in the second half. Atletico’s Argentine star Julián Alvarez found the net once. But when taking possession, the referee did not give the goal because Dzire Dueck fouled Atletico’s Kok with the help of VAR.
Atletico’s attempt to turn things around failed as PSG scored two goals in a row. Mayulu increased the gap in the 87th minute of the match. The 19-year-old French midfielder scored with a low shot after receiving the ball in the empty D-box due to an opponent’s mistake. And in the last minute of added time, South Korean midfielder Kang-in put the final nail in Atletico’s coffin with a successful spot kick.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich defeated New Zealand club Auckland City 10-0 in the first match of the day. German star Jamal Musiala scored a hat-trick in just 17 minutes. In addition, Koeman, Boe, Oliseh and Muller found the net.
