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Club World Cup final reaction: Chelsea stun PSG to lift trophy
- Chelsea 3-0 Paris St-Germain
- PSG manager Luis Enrique will face questions after appearing to slap Chelsea forward Joao Pedro in ugly post-match scenes, with unused substitute Presnel Kimpembe having to pull away his coach.
- Enrique later said he was trying to separate fighting players “to avoid a situation getting worse”, adding: “It was a result of the pressure at the end of the match.”
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Image source, Getty Images- Chelsea 3-0 Paris St-Germain
- Things went from bad to worse for PSG in the 85th minute when, with the clock winding down, midfielder Joao Neves was shown a red card.
- The Portuguese was shown a straight red following a VAR review after replays showed he pulled Marc Cucurella’s hair.
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- Chelsea are the fifth team, and first from England, to win multiple Fifa Club World Cup titles, joining Real Madrid (six), Barcelona (three), Bayern Munich (two) and Corinthians (two).
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Image source, Getty Images- Chelsea 3-0 Paris St-Germain
- Cole Palmer inspired a stunning Chelsea performance as they downed European champions Paris St-Germain to win the first edition of the newly expanded Club World Cup.
- The England attacking midfielder scored twice and set up a brilliant third goal for new signing Joao Pedro in a comprehensive 3-0 win over in-form PSG at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Palmer placed a low shot past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 22nd minute after Malo Gusto ran in behind Nuno Mendes, adding a second with a neat dummy and identical shot from the edge of the box just eight minutes later.
- His defence-splitting pass allowed Joao Pedro to lob Donnarumma just before half-time to stun a team branded “the best in the world” by Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca before kick-off.
- And if you’re a Chelsea fan, it’s a very good morning indeed.
