EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Six weeks removed from their first UEFA Champions League title, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have been the indisputable best team at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Chelsea are a more familiar sight on the international stage, and they’ve had a strong tournament themselves, but they will be the underdogs when they go toe to toe with PSG in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
Riding high off their 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan, which completed a continental treble, PSG have torn through the Club World Cup with 16 goals scored and only one conceded. Their knockout-stage victories over Inter Miami, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid came by a combined 10-0.
“For sure, they are the top team in Europe, in the world, probably in this moment the best team in the world,” Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said in the pre-match press conference. “But I think that every game is different, every game can be different and we’re going to try our best to do a good game.” — Reuters
