F LUMINENSE - C HELSEA : C ONLY THEY KNOW WHY!
Following a flexible ticketing strategy, FIFA has reduced the price of economy class tickets for the Club World Cup semi-final between Fluminense and Chelsea (2 am on July 9, Vietnam time), from 473.9 USD (over 12 million VND) to only 13.4 USD (over 350,000 VND), meaning the new price is only... 2.8% of the old price. Meanwhile, the remaining semi-final still maintains the old price, the lowest being 199.6 USD.
Fluminense becomes an interesting "dark horse" of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
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ESPN commented: "Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in a way that only they themselves know why! In the group stage, coach Enzo Maresca's team lost comprehensively to Flamengo, but easily advanced because the other two opponents were too weak. Then Chelsea beat Benfica in the strangest match of the tournament (interrupted for 2 hours due to bad weather). They were scored against by "their" player Estevao for Palmeiras in the quarter-finals, but reached the quarter-finals semi-finals thanks to the opponent scoring an own goal near the end of the match".
Chelsea stars are playing explosively at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™
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Chelsea's advantage is that their squad is very balanced. Coach Maresca rotates the squad, everyone can start, so Chelsea is not afraid of fatigue, and is not too concerned about Liam Delap and Levi Colwill being (Fluminense is at a disadvantage with suspensions for Matheus Martinelli and Juan Freytas).
In fact, the comment "I don't understand why I'm in the semi-finals" is more true for Fluminense. The weakest of the four Brazilian teams is now the only non-European team in the semi-finals. Fluminense's effective defensive-counterattacking style has helped them repeatedly surprise Inter Milan and Al-Hilal in the last two knockout matches. They will certainly have to use the same strategy when they meet Chelsea, so there will be no element of surprise. If in the previous match Chelsea had to deal with new player Estevao, in this match, Chelsea will have to deal with old player Thiago Silva (soon to be 41 years old, still playing quite well for Fluminense). Whichever team wins this match, it will be a good story for the whole tournament.
PSG - R EAL M ADRID : " EARLY FINAL" SUMMIT
Not only are they the strongest in the tournament, they are also the two strongest teams in the world right now. They have both shown their determination to win the championship from the very beginning, albeit with completely different motivations. Having just finished the European season with a historic "treble", PSG is certainly not indifferent to the opportunity to advance to the world championship at the club level. On the contrary, Real is determined to win this tournament to regain their honor after a season without a trophy.
Real Madrid is getting better and better under the guidance of coach Xabi Alonso.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Like the record of winning the Champions League, to the point that people have to use the phrase "having the DNA of champions", Real is also the team that holds the record of 5 championships in the Club World Cup arena. They have won absolutely 10 matches, counting before this year's tournament. Real is superior to everyone, in terms of the talent of the superstars in the attack. Moreover, Gonzalo Garcia has risen in this tournament. PSG is better in terms of uniformity. Vitinha, Desire Doue, Achraf Hakimi, Fabian Ruiz, Nuno Mendes, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Khvicha Kravatskhelia... all maintain the excellent image they showed on the way to winning the Champions League.
Champions League 2024 - 2025 champion PSG still proves its formidable strength
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PSG's advantage is actually its disadvantage. Never before has a French club been as successful and convincing as PSG in the last season. PSG's jubilant spirit was clearly shown right from the opening match of this tournament (crushing Atletico Madrid 4-0). But when Botafogo took the lead in the next match, PSG "cooled down" and could not recover. It seems that this team still lacks the composure of a real giant, like Real Madrid - a team that has won too many championships.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid has a weak defense, mainly due to not being able to gather optimal forces. Center backs like Dani Carvajal and David Alaba are still injured. This time, Dean Huijsen is also suspended. Any team that meets Real Madrid has a chance to shoot at the goal quite a lot.
PSG vs Real (2am on July 10). It would be a pity for any team to lose this match.
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