Palmer upsets Ballon d'Or race

Cole Palmer became PSG's nightmare when he "destroyed" the Champions League champions in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ in the early morning of July 14.

Palmer could trip Dembele up in the Golden Ball race.

At MetLife Stadium in the middle of a hot summer day in New York, the young Chelsea star swept through like a cold wind, leaving PSG stunned and bowing their heads in a 0-3 defeat. Palmer had a top performance, and immediately won the title of "Best Player of the Tournament".

Before the match, there was talk of PSG scoring a number of goals against Chelsea. But Palmer appeared and put an end to that scenario in the first 45 minutes. He scored twice and assisted Joao Pedro's third, turning Luis Enrique's superstar squad into a bunch of mundanes.

Palmer's two goals were almost identical. He received the ball on the right side of the box, handled it skillfully and then curled it into the far corner. That top performance made Palmer unexpectedly mentioned in the Ballon d'Or race.

The world media unanimously affirmed that Palmer has become an interesting "blocking" name, despite Ousmane Dembele being the most promising candidate this year. Last year, Rodri caused controversy when he surpassed Vinicius Jr in the Golden Ball race, so anything can happen.

The 3-0 victory over PSG was a worthy result for Chelsea. Against a French giant that had destroyed opponents with a total score of 18-0 in the last 5 knockout matches, Maresca's "The Blues" made every superstar on the other side look ordinary, and Palmer was the soul of that earthquake.

PSG suffered a crushing defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final. Early morning on July 14, PSG lost to Chelsea 0-3 in the match to decide the Club World Cup title.

Source: https://znews.vn/palmer-lam-dao-nguoc-cuoc-dua-qua-bong-vang-post1568414.html