JAKARTA - Paris Saint-Germain took the lead against Chelsea in the 2025 Club World Cup final at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, Monday, July 14, 2025 in the morning WIB. However, coach Luis Enrique did not want to call the final match a formality.
Because of being a strong favorite, PSG is predicted to have no trouble rolling Chelsea. How not, PSG has an impressive record. In the Champions League final, the French Ligue 1 champion finished Inter Milan 5-0. The victory that made PSG win treble and match Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter themselves, Manchester United and Manchester City.
PSG also showed a brilliant performance at the Club World Cup by winning a big win when they beat Atletico Madrid and Inter Miami which were reinforced by Lionel Messi.
When facing Real Madrid in the semifinals, PSG gave absolutely no mercy and beat the elite European club with a big score of 4-0.
Ironic that Mdrid, handled by Xabi Alonso, fell at full strength, including Kylian Mbappe who worked hand in hand with Gonzalo Garcia and Vinicius Junior. But Madrid did not move at all to face Les Parisiens' offensive game.
Successfully getting rid of Madrid brought PSG to the final to face Chelsea. Despite being a UEFA Conference League champion or a third-tier European competition, Chelsea was not seeded when they met PSG.
Even PSG is like playing formality matches to make history to win a quadruple or four trophies in one season.
However, Enrique dismissed the term formality match because PSG would face a tough opponent. "This is clearly the month of a formality match," said Enrique, who refused if PSG was placed as a strong favorite to win the Club World Cup.
"I have analyzed Chelsea. They are a team with a big squad. Enzo Maresca [Manajer] has done a great job and I am impressed by what he has done. They are really a complete team," he said again.
However, the former Barca coach still believes PSG will make history. According to him, he wants to end the season and start a new competition with big trophies.
"We want to finish by making history and hope to do it as well as possible. We also want to open a new sheet by winning more trophies. Obviously, we want to make history by becoming champions in Sunday's match [local time]," said Enrique.
The Club World Cup which is attended by 32 clubs from around the world is the first event this year. According to the tournament plan, it will be held once every four years and will be held again in 2029.
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"We know how important the final is. It's a golden opportunity when we reach the final," PSG captain Marquinhos said.
"This only lasts once every four years. We don't know where the next four years will be," said the Brazilian national team defender.
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