Jakarta (Antara) -Champions League Champion 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), opened an appearance in group B of the World Cup club 2025 by crushing the Athletico Madrid Spanish team 4-0 in the Rosebowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States, United States.
Cited on the FIFA page in Jakarta, PSG is currently at the top of the classification of group B with three points, while Atletico is in fourth position with zero points.
Goals from Fabian Ruiz (19 ‘), Vitinha (45+1), Senny Mayulu (87’) and Lee Kang-In (90+7 ‘) provided three points for PSG that performed with the game of attractive attacking attractive attractive attractive to entertain 80.619 spectators in the stadium.
The French gigantic team seemed to continue its impressive match as a 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the UEFA 2024-2025 Champions League final two weeks ago. They immediately dominated the game through fast passes since early football.
Atletico -goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, was immediately tested to ward Goncalo Ramos -Schoten from outside the penalty box in the 17th minute.
Not long after, Oblak re -rejected PSG’s chances by dismissing the shot of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia that led to the left under corner of the goal.
The first edition was a sign for the opening goal that came in the 19th minute.
A slick bait series from the right side led to the ball that was flowed to the left wing, fixed on Kvaratskhelia.
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The Georgian winger offered the ball smartly in the path of the movement of Fabian Ruiz, who immediately kicked the ball in the goal to give PSG a 1-0 lead.
When Atletico had difficulty developing the game, the players began to be frustrated. Their defender Clement Lenglet was rewarded with a yellow card because of his tackle against PSG right back Achraf Hakimi in the 21st minute. Robin Le Normand followed by receiving a yellow card because of the violation of Ruiz.
Fabian Ruiz himself received a yellow card in the 28th minute after pushing Giuliano Simeone, who then received a yellow card not long afterwards.
When PSG completely checked the match, Atletico only took their first shot at the end of the first half. Antoine Griezmann shot a low shot that could be pushed well by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
But from the counterattack that took place a little later, PSG actually doubled the benefit.
Kvaratskhelia again showed its speed on the left and then sent a bait to the center to Vitinha, which came in the penalty area without escort and completed the chance with precisely shots to change the score in the 45+1 minute.
Atletico had reduced the delay at the start of the second half when Julian Alvarez scored due to a low staircase. But the goal was canceled by VAR after a violation by Rodrigo de Paul’s violation of Desire Doue in the process.
Although the goal aroused the enthusiasm of Atletico for the rest of the second half, they still had trouble making shots on goal.
Clement Lenglet was finally taken out of the field after receiving a second yellow card in the 78th minute.
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The disappointing appearance of Atletico was increasingly felt when a replacement, Alexander Sorloth, wasted a golden chance from close by in the 82nd minute. He received a cross from Marcos Llorente, but did not succeed in sending the ball to the empty goal.
PSG immediately punished the failure. Replacement, Senny Mayulu, used a wild ball to score the third goal in the 87th minute.
The victory convincing PSG with a score of 4-0 was confirmed before the game was over, after the South Korean player Lee Kang-in successfully performed a penalty due to a violation of Le Normand over the ball in the forbidden box.
PSG will then be confronted in group B with the Brazilian club, Botafogo, Thursday (6/19). They will then close the group stage by combating the American team, Seattle Sounders, on 23 June.
The following are the regulation of the two teams:
Paris Saint-Germain: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PG), Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos (captain), Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes (80 ‘, Lucas Hernandez), Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz (80, Iba), des, Ibkin), DESa, Iba, Iba), (65 ‘, Senny, Ibrahim Mbaye) (65 Mayulu), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (72’, Warren Zaire-Emy).
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak (PG, Captain), Marcos Lorrente, Robin Le Normand, Clement Lenglet, Javi Galan (62 ‘, Reinildo Mandava), Giuliano Simeone (62’, Angel Correa), Rodrigo de Paul (42, Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Rodrigo), Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Rodigo, Rodigo, Rodigo, Rodigo, Koke), Julian Alvarez, Antoine Griezmann.
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Reporter: A Rauf Andar Adipati
Editor: Michael Teguh Adiputra Siahaan
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