Palmer (left) confronts Dembele - Photo: REUTERS
The match took place at Metlife Stadium (East Rutherford), with the main referee being Mr. Alireza Faghani.
Don't mess with Chelsea
Seeing the overwhelming power of PSG at the moment, few people dare to put their faith in Chelsea. After convincingly winning the Champions League, coach Luis Enrique and his team continued to destroy all opponents. They beat Atletico Madrid 4-0, beat Bayern Munich 2-0 (in a 9 vs 11 situation at the end of the match), and then beat Real Madrid 4-0.
The English understand better than anyone the strength of PSG. On the way to winning the Champions League, the French team defeated Man City, dramatically defeated Liverpool, and then convincingly defeated both Aston Villa and Arsenal. Will Chelsea become the 5th Premier League representative to be defeated by PSG in the past year?
The last time PSG faced Chelsea was 9 years ago, with a completely different generation of football. And if based on current form, strength and experience, PSG completely overwhelms Chelsea. But the French team will not be subjective before Chelsea's tradition of "using the weak to defeat the strong".
Over the past two decades since their transformation, Chelsea have often won the Champions League at times when they were least appreciated. That was in 2012, when an aging generation of Drogba, Lampard, John Terry quietly advanced to the Champions League final, then defeated Bayern Munich in a penalty shootout. In 2021, Chelsea once again made a surprise when they defeated Man City to win the Champions League for the second time in history.
Coach Luis Enrique is helping PSG thrive - Photo: REUTERS
Will luck help Chelsea?
The common point of both victories is that Chelsea were always rated as the underdogs in the final. Not only that, both times they were led by famously pragmatic strategists.
One is Di Matteo - not very talented but Italian, and the other is coach Thomas Tuchel. This time, Chelsea is led by coach Enzo Maresca - a true Italian, with a style similar to Thomas Tuchel.
That is the type of opponent that coach Luis Enrique has always been most frustrated with in his career. His PSG play similar to Spain, like Barca before, with a focus on a control philosophy. Add to that the speed machines like Dembele, Doue, Hakimi... On a good day, PSG will crush any opponent. But once unlucky, they will also become the team that misses the most chances in the tournament.
Chelsea's defense is not very good, but they have the best defensive midfield duo in the world right now, Caicedo - Enzo Fernandez. If Reece James is fit, he promises to add steel to the defense. Chelsea's big, strong players will be a difficult test for PSG - a team full of small, technical attacking stars.
And PSG cannot be complacent, because on the other hand, Chelsea has an unpredictable attack. Pedro surprisingly won a starting position just a few days after joining the team. Nkunku suddenly revived. And Palmer is also gradually regaining his form after months of decline. On their day of success, the above trio are not inferior in speed and technique to Dembele or Doue.
It is not difficult to predict the match at Metlife Stadium tomorrow morning. PSG will hold the ball, trying to penetrate. Meanwhile, Chelsea will focus on defense and wait for counterattacks. PSG is overwhelmingly strong, but Chelsea has the luck of winning the championship. That luck has pushed them into the easy bracket with not having to face any strong European team in the past 6 matches.
PSG worried about defense
Chelsea received a lot of good news in this match when Delap and Colwill both returned after suspension. Caicedo and James also fully recovered from injuries. Their injury list is still quite long, but they are all unimportant players such as Fofana, Lavia...
On the other hand, PSG will continue to be without two central defenders, Pacho and Lucas Hernandez, due to suspension. Beraldo will be given the starting position alongside Marquinhos. Therefore, if there is instability, PSG will have no replacement central defender.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chung-ket-fifa-club-world-cup-khi-suc-manh-duong-dau-van-khi-20250712234802009.htm
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