Report: Chelsea 3-0 Paris St Germain
Chelsea defeated PSG emphatically on Sunday to clinch the FIFA Club World Cup trophy at the MetLife stadium in front of 81,118 fans. Cole Palmer was the star of the show for Chelsea as they outclassed PSG in Sunday’s final.
The Blues were seen as the underdogs going into the game with PSG having crushed most of Europe’s heavyweights. However the Blues stunned their doubters as they crushed Paris St Germain to claim the trophy!
Chelsea thwarted PSG with impressive high press and incisive long balls. As soon as the whistle blew for kickoff, the Blues got down to business, exerting an early dominance on the European Champions. The Blues had the first shots of the game while preventing PSG from mustering any shots in the opening quarter of an hour.
Many had feared that Chelsea would face the same fate as the likes of Real Madrid and Inter Milan at the hands of Paris St Germain. However it was quite the opposite at the MetLife. Cole Palmer’s missed early chance to open the scoring, served as a warning to the Parisians. The French grew into the game, gaining control of the possession stats but were soon dealt a heavy blow. Robert Sánchez delivered a long ball upfield which was superbly reached by Malo Gusto, who beat Nuno Mendes in the contest. Gusto’s initial shot was blocked and Palmer took over, placing it past Donnarumma into the bottom corner.
PSG were stunned, the MetLife fans stunned! 
With Chelsea in the lead, PSG fans would have hoped that was only a one-off but that was not the case as Chelsea soon went 2-0 up. Cole Palmer scoring his second of the night, in similar fashion to his first goal. The England international runs onto a ball down the right and cuts in. He sends Lucas Beraldo to the ground with a dummy before slotting the ball in the bottom corner from near the edge of the box. Chelsea were flying and in complete control!
They soon went 3-0 up with Cole Palmer again involved. This time the 23 year old threads a fine pass to Joao Pedro, who clips the ball over Donnarumma from 10 yards out. That goal, being Jõao Pedro’s third in the competition for Chelsea despite joining a little over a week ago.
The PSG players would have been relieved to hear the halftime whistle as it gave them an opportunity to settle down and regroup. FIFA organised a halftime show during the break which lasted way longer than the stipulated 15 minutes.
However, after a long wait, the second half began. Paris St Germain were much improved from the first 45 minutes, stringing up a couple of chances. They could have scored a goal or two but for some brilliant Robert Sánchez saves. The Chelsea goalkeeper seemed to be in the form of his life, keeping out a flurry of PSG shots.
With the game wearing out, Chelsea subbed on Delap for Jõao Pedro and Andry Santos replaced Enzo Fernandez who seemed to have taken a knock. Delap soon forced Donnarumma into a brilliant save as Chelsea looked to extend their lead. 
Joao Neves was sent off late on, after a VAR review -for pulling Cucurella’s hair. There was no way back for Luis Enrique’s men as Chelsea held on to see out the victory. A win that sees them crowned World Champions and earns them a precious shirt badge for the next four years. 
Overall, it has been an impressive tournament for Chelsea on the pitch and financially. On the pitch Enzo Maresca has had the luxury of experimenting with a new style, which has worked so well against European oppositions, Benfica and PSG! They’ve had the chance to try out most of their new players and this gives the club clarity on who could be leaving this summer. 
Up next for the Chelsea players would be a well deserved rest and relaxation as their would be no trophy parade.
