This article was originally published on www.si.com as PSG Thumping Sees Real Madrid Match Unwanted Record in 2024–25 Season. Real Madrid’s 4–0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinal of the Club World Cup saw Los Blancos match their club record for the most goals conceded in a single season.

Paris Saint-Germain take on Chelsea at New York’s MetLife Stadium in the final of the 2025 Club World Cup (kick-off 9pm CET, broadcast on DAZN). On the eve of the match, Le Parisien has put forward a likely Parisian team.

Barcelona ultimately need to keep working on themselves. Real Madrid has plenty of time to learn and grow as a group, just like PSG did last season. Xabi Alonso has already proven himself to be a talented manager, and shouldn’t be underestimated. If there’s one thing I take from PSG, in particular, is how easy their game looks tactically.

PSG put on a clinic Wednesday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, cruising to a 4-0 win over Real Madrid to punch their ticket to Sunday’s 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final against Chelsea. The French

Real Madrid began life under head coach Xabi Alonso at the Club World Cup, with their tournament coming to an end in devastating fashion in the semi-finals. Los

After the match, MARCA’s Vicente Azpitarte went after Vinicius Jr. and Kylian Mbappé. While PSG’s attackers were pressing and generating turnovers that led to goals, the Real Madrid stars weren’t bringing that same intensity, leading to the criticism.

SportsLine's Martin Green reveals his picks for the FIFA Club World Cup Final matchup between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday

The most obvious lesson Alonso learned against PSG was a front three of Kylian Mbappé, Gonzalo García and Vinícius Júnior does not work. After only starting two forwards in Real Madrid’s five consecutive victories in the Club World Cup, the former Bayer Leverkusen boss gave the nod to the three attackers in a head-scratching decision.