Real Madrid is a famous Spanish football club. It is one of the biggest teams that has achieved many international achievements.
Real Madrid played in the semi-final round of the Club World Cup, an important football tournament held worldwide. But in the semi-final, they lost to PSG (Paris Saint-Germain – a famous football team from France). Due to this, Real Madrid was eliminated from the tournament, meaning they could not go to the final.
The important thing about this match is that the main players of the Real Madrid team, Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal, had not played for a long time due to injuries. After that long break, they started playing for their team again in this match.
PSG explosive start stuns Madrid
French side PSG took advantage of Real Madrid’s defensive mistakes early in the semi-final to pave the way for victory. Fabian scored the first goal from inside the box in the sixth minute of the match. After this, in the ninth minute, Temple scored an easy goal directly against Real Madrid goalkeeper Cordova.
With this, PSG took a 2-0 lead within ten minutes. In the opening minutes, everything went against Madrid. Fabian scored his second goal in the twentieth minute on a quick counterattack, giving PSG a third goal. The 3-0 score remained unchanged until the semi-final.
Madrid attempts in the second half were unsuccessful
Real Madrid tried to get back into the game by scoring at least one goal. In the 52nd minute, Mbappe fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box. But the ball went over the bar. Then, in the 72nd minute, Valverde’s shot could have been a goal, but it deflected off PSG player Peraldo’s body and missed the goal. So, despite Madrid’s hard work in the second half, they were unable to score.
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PSG lead increased despite Madrid fighting until the end
Real Madrid created some dangerous moments with set pieces in the closing minutes of the match. Modric, who played his last match for the team, took a corner kick. Militao, who returned after eight months, tried to head the ball into the net, but could not turn the ball into the net. In the 71st minute, Carvajal returned to the field after nine months.
Militao fired a powerful shot from outside the box in the 86th minute, but PSG keeper Donnarumma blocked it. In response, Gonzalo Ramos scored PSG’s fourth goal in the 88th minute to make it 4–0. Real Madrid fought hard until the end, but PSG’s performance was unstoppable.
In the end, Real Madrid lost 4–0 to PSG. This defeat eliminated them from the 2025 Club World Cup. PSG established their dominance early in the match and Madrid tried until the end, but could not change the course of the match. This resulted in Real Madrid’s comeback attempt failing and they were forced to leave the tournament.
