{"id":262,"date":"2025-06-17T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=262"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:35:34","slug":"club-world-cup-psg-cruise-past-atletico-to-win-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"Club World Cup: PSG cruise past Atletico to win opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Newly crowned European Champions Paris Saint-Germain launched their bid for Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In searing heat at the Pasadena Rose Bowl east of Los Angeles, PSG proved too hot to handle for their Spanish opponents in an impressive opening Group B win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals from Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-In sealed the three points for PSG, who delighted a crowd of 80,619 with their adventurous attacking play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French giants picked up where they had left off in their 5-0 Champions League final mauling of Inter Milan a fortnight earlier, quickly settling into their smooth passing game to control the early exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak was soon pressed into action, blocking a Goncalo Ramos shot from just outside the box on 17 minutes as PSG\u2019s pressure mounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oblak denied PSG again moments later, diving to stop a Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shot that was destined for the bottom left-hand corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those early warning shots proved to be a precursor for the game\u2019s opening goal in the 19th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lovely passing move down the right saw the ball swiftly transferred to Georgian winger Kvaratskhelia who deftly laid off into the path of Ruiz to sweep in a low finish for 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Atletico struggling to gain any kind of a foothold in the contest, the Spanish side\u2019s frustration began to show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clement Lenglet was booked for a rash challenge on Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi in the 21st minute, and Robin Le Normand picked up Atletico\u2019s second yellow soon afterwards for bringing down Ruiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruiz himself was booked on 28 minutes for a shove on Giuliano Simeone before the Argentine midfielder collected Atletico\u2019s third yellow soon afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Parisians in complete control, Atletico had to wait until the stroke of half-time before their first shot on goal, France\u2019s Antoine Griezmann drawing a smart save from Italy international Gianluigi Donnarumma with a low shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the ensuing counter-attack, however, Atletico found themselves 2-0 down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric Kvaratskhelia again found space down the left and fed inside to Vitinha, who ghosted into the box before steering a crisp shot beyond Oblak for 2-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atletico appeared to have hauled themselves back into the game early in the second half when Julian Alvarez rifled home a low finish to make it 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the goal was chalked off after VAR spotted a bodycheck by Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul on Desire Doue in the build-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That effort appeared to buoy Atletico for the remainder of the half, but despite playing with greater intensity they were unable to create a single shot on goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lenglet was dismissed after picking up a second yellow card on 78 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/club-world-cup-psg-cruise-past-atletico-to-win-opener\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly crowned European Champions Paris Saint-Germain launched their bid for Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. 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