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Paris Saint-Germain tore Real Madrid into shreads on Wednesday afternoon to progress to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The reigning European champions pounced on Real Madrid’s erorrs to take control of the tie early 10 minutes into kick-off.
What many thought would be an end-to-end tie, turned out to be a one-sided affair at the MetLife Stadium.
Fabian Ruiz gave the European Champions the lead four minutes after kick-off after he pounced on a loose ball in the box.
Ousmane Dembele took advantage of Antonio Rudigee’s error in defense to double PSG’s lead five minutes later.
While Real Madrid were struggling to get back into the game Achraf Hakimi thread a brilliant pass to Fabian Ruiz who fired the ball beyond Courtois in goal.
Paris Saint-Germain took a comfortable 3-0 lead into the first break after a total domination of Xabi Alonso’s men.
The second half was quite the opposite of the first half. PSG took their feets off the pedal a little and manage the game while Madrid looked lost for most part of the half.
Despite missing Willian Pacho in defense, the French champions didn’t feel as his absence as captain Marquinhos and Lucas Beraldo kept Madrid’s attack at bay.
Substitutes Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos combined for PSG’s fourth goal on the night from a blistering counter-attack.
Ramos scored his first goal of the tournament as Luis Enrique’s men set up a titanic tie against Chelsea in ghe final on Sunday.
