Key To Chelsea's Success In Winning Over PSG: Wing Exploitation And Pressing

Chelsea successfully made PSG not move in the 2025 Club World Cup final (Instagram/@chelseafc).

JAKARTA - Chelsea won the 2025 Club World Cup after overthrowing Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3-0 in the final on Monday, July 14, 2025, early morning WIB.

Cole Palmer became the Blues star with two goals and one assist for Joao Pedro. The greatness of the number 10 player cannot be separated from Enzo Maresca's precise strategy.

"Obviously Cole (Palmer) played very well, but the efforts of all the players were fantastic," said Maresca after the match.

The Italian coach then leaked the key to his troop success in silencing PSG, which was actually the favorite to win from the start.

"The idea is to play one on one. If you give PSG space, they will kill you."

"So, we tried to play very aggressively and pressed them from the start. The intensity was crucial in the first 10 minutes due to the very hot weather, the very difficult conditions to play with the game going on," said Enzo Maresca.

In addition, Maresca highlighted how his team managed to explore the vulnerable PSG wing side.

"We have explored the left side of their defense a lot. Everything is going perfectly thanks to the efforts made by the players," he said.

Apart from that, Chelsea players get two individual awards. Cole Palmer won the Gold Ball as the Best Player of the 2025 Club World Cup.

The Chelsea mainstay really answered the challenge through an extraordinary performance in the final.

Palmer has just opened his goal account in this tournament through an elegant finish against Palmeiras. He will be the central figure at the highest level of world football for the years to come.

In addition, there was the Blues goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez, who won the Golden Hand Gloves over two clean sheets at the tournament.

Then, Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia won the Golden Boot after scoring four goals in the La Liga team's journey to the semifinals.