PSG sets an exclamation mark with a clear victory against Atlético

Club World Cup

PSG sets an exclamation mark with victory against Atlético

At the club World Cup, the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid came to the first top duel. In the end there was a clear winner.

Paris Saint-Germain set a clear exclamation mark at the club World Cup. The Champions League winner won 4-0 against Atlético Madrid-and showed a dominant performance, especially in the first half.

In Pasadena, north of Los Angeles, the French determined the action from the start at over 30 degrees Celsius. Fabian Ruiz put PSG in the lead in the 19th minute, shortly before the break, Vitinha increased to 2: 0 (45.+1). Atlético defended disciplined and came to his own chances, but remained lucky in the end.

In the final phase, Senny Mayulu (87th) first scored 3-0. Kangin Lee ended the final point by a penalty after a Var decision (90.+6). An interim hit by Julian Alvarez (58th) was revoked due to a previous foul game after the video assistant intervened.

Especially in the first half, PSG dictated the game with more than 75 percent possession. Atlético tried to keep against it with a compact defensive game, but was unable to set a decisive accents. Before the third goal, the Parisians themselves left several good options unused.

Ousmane Dembélé was not in the squad. The French international, who was most recently used in the Nations League final between France and Spain on June 6, was completely missing – also on the bench.

In Group B PSG and Atlético also meet the Seattle Sunders from the Major League Soccer and on the Brazilian first division club Botafogo. The two best teams in the group reach the round of 16.

Many of the officially 80,619 spectators only reached the stadium late. There were considerable traffic problems around the Rose Bowl.