This club World Cup will therefore have had the merit of inviting the delightful and embarrassing to the same table. Failing to promote the new formula of the competition, the eighth finals between PSG and Inter Miami, this Sunday at the end of the afternoon, will have had the profile of a perfect counterpublicity for a test which has, on the lawn of the Mercedes Benz Stadium of Atlanta, a little more questioned about his interest as he confronted two worlds which cannot usually cross.
At the end of a group phase which has not fascinated neither the crowds nor the troops, Paris did not, as he hoped, still not really launched his tournament. That of Inter Miami, present in the competition because the beneficiary of a Wild-Card, he, on the other hand, ended and it is clear that it is good news, in view of his Sunday performance, it is a miracle that the club of David Beckham was present in these first meetings with direct elimination.
A month, almost to the day, after having spent 5 at the Milan Nerazzurri in the Champions League final, the King of the Old Continent came to sing the Ballad of happy people to another Inter, that of Miami, where the most beautiful pensions on the planet are experienced.
An impression that the confrontation between the triumphant youth of Paris and the aging legends of the east coast of the States confirmed, in particular during a first period of demonstration. Messi and his family will certainly always be able to try to comfort himself by saying that the “Manita”, they will have avoided it and that they will have conceded “only” four in the face of an intractable European champion. A trompe-l’oeil in reality since the troops of Luis Enrique will have really played only during the first forty-five minutes, and undoubtedly not thoroughly, the decision being heard before rest.
Parisians had the good idea not to waste time to put the points on the I and kill all suspense in this confrontation which has never been endowed. The perfect head of Joao Neves following a free kick from Vitinha, a perfect copy of the goal scored in January against Manchester City, will have dried from the outset the little ambition that Miami supporters could have fed (6th).
Since the Messi pair – Suarez, 38 years old, likes to press the lemons more than the opposing block, Paris had no trouble imposing its paw on the match and stacking the actions and well constructed goals. As such the achievements of Neves, author of a double after a three game with Ruiz and Barcola (39th), and that of Hakimi, still served by a double passer and best European barcola in the exercise in 2025 for his 100th match with Paris (45th + 3), will have been a treat. More in any case than that of Aviles who deceived under guardian under the pressure of Ruiz (45th).
Opposite, before waking up in the second half and placing three caded strikes, Miami will not have had much to oppose with the exception of a few bad shots. Now Paris has a week to prepare his appointment against the winner of the match between Bayern Munich and the Brazilians of Flamengo. For, we hope, the beginning of serious things.
