Chelsea on Sunday won a 3–0 win against Paris St.-Germen in the expanded club World Cup final at East Rutherford’s Metlife Stadium, New Jersey, in which Kol Palmer scored twice and assisted Joo Pedro for another goal in a major first-haf performance.Palmer scored two identical left-foot goals from inside the penalty region in the 22nd and 30th minutes, showing its impressive form with 18 goals in this season. He then granted Joao Pedro an accurate through a pass, who pasted the ball on goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumma in the 43rd minute.The match attracted a tournament-high crowd of 81,188, including US President Donald Trump, who faced Buzz during the PostGem Awards ceremony before presenting the trophy with Chelsea captain Rees James with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.The victory marked the second Club World Cup title of Chelsea, when seven teams were shown in the tournament. Blues earned the prize money between $ 128,435,000 and $ 153,815,000, with FIFA’s final amount based on unknown participation fee.PSG’s hopes for a quadruple collapsed, first won Lig 1, Cup de France and their first Champions League titles. The necklace marked its worst loss since the 4–1 Champions League shock against Newcastle in October 2023.The turn of the game came in the 22nd minute when the long kick of goalkeeper Robert Sannches was wrongly placed by Nuno Mendes. The later shot of Malo Gusto was stopped by Lucas Baraldo before Palmer captured the rebound.
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Late stress in the match increased when Joo Neo received a red card in the 84th minute to pull Mark Kukurela’s hair. The game ended with a confrontation associated with PSG coaches Louis Enrique and Donarumma, pushing Joa Pedro near the Center Circle.Palmer said after the match, “This is a great feeling. It is even better because everyone doubted us before the game. Gafar dropped a brilliant gameplan and obviously, he knew where the space was going to happen,” Palmer said after the match.PSG coach Luis Enrich accepted Chelsea’s superiority through a translator: “He had a lot of energy. I believe he was really better than us.”Chelsea, who finished fourth in the Premier League and won the UEFA Conference League, performed better energy throughout the match, which benefited from an additional day of rest after his semi -finals compared to PSG.PSG entered the match as a heavy favorite, excluded the opponents in the previous matches 16–1, but struggled to maintain their defensive record, including 436 minutes without thinking before Palmer’s early goal.Palmer, who joined Chelsea from Manchester City two years ago at the age of 23, continued his extraordinary season with another great performance. His second goal came from the long ball of Levi Colevil by a well -run run, followed by a skilled cut before finishing.The match had six yellow cards in addition to the red card, which reflects the intense nature of competition between these European powerhouses.
