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·13 July 2025
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Especially after the impressive 4:0 win in the semifinals against Real Madrid, PSG was considered by many experts to be the sure winner of the Club World Cup. However, they had not taken Cole Palmer into account before the final against Chelsea.
The Englishman scored twice in the first half and showed why he is considered the difference maker for the Blues. The usually solid Parisian defense did not look good on the goals. Especially on the 2:0 goal in the 30th minute, Palmer was able to run almost unchallenged through the opponent's half before skillfully finishing into the bottom left corner.
As if that wasn't enough, Palmer also set up the 3:0 goal for new signing Joao Pedro just before halftime (43.).
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It almost seemed as if PSG was frozen in place. Who was responsible for that, one might wonder?
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