The Parisians, who already led 4-0 at halftime, were never worried by the American team this Sunday in Atlanta. Direction the quarter -finals.
In peace. PSG had no trouble crossing the relative obstacle of Inter Miami in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup (4-0). Without merciless for Messi and his team, the capital’s club made the difference from the first period of a perfectly controlled meeting. In quarters, Luis Enrique’s men will face the winner of the Flamengo-Bayern Munich duel in Atlanta next Saturday. Adversity should be much more raised.
Paris gives the lesson
The smell of direct elimination matches has visibly revived the appetite of PSG. Not frankly attractive during his last two outings in this competition, especially against Botafogo (0-1), then Seattle (2-0), the capital’s club clearly raised the tone this Sunday. And left absolutely no chance to Miami in this eighth finals with health promenade. If Barcola made her return to the starting eleven, it was João Neves who took care of launching the Parisian ballad, by offering his first double in the Paris jersey. First of all a free kick from the start of the game (1-0, 6th), the Portuguese midfielder scored his second goal at the end of a school action (2-0, 39th). All in the heart of a completely outdated Floridian defense. Like Aviles, author of a catastrophic entrance and an unhappy CSC (3-0, 44th). The inexhaustible Hakimi took care of concluding the festival of his team before the break, by deceiving the poor Ustari in two stages (4-0, 45th+3).
Messi’s start, Dembélé finds the competition
His reunion with PSG was scrutinized closely, after its more than contrasting passage on the banks of the Seine between 2021 and 2023. Messi was not able to avoid the sinking of his team. Invisible, even quickly resigned before the break, the Pulga had the merit of taking the head out of the water after the break. With note a great pass but poorly negotiated by Suarez (49th), and two attempts against Donnarumma (63rd, 80th). Two of the rare interventions of the Parisian porter, who saw his team serenely manage a second less intense act. The qualification acquired from the break, Luis Enrique logically took advantage of it to quickly blow out his executives. And restore playing time to Dembélé. Forfeed since the start of the competition, the French international recovered from his thigh injury and was able to play a good half hour of play. Little in sight, the candidate for the next Ballon d’Or is far from 100%, but his teammates have perfectly taken over in this competition. Until then.
