Champions League winners PSG beat fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the US.
Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain opened their Membership World Cup marketing campaign with an spectacular 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid, underlining to their rivals that they may seemingly be the staff to beat on this match.
PSG largely dominated Atletico on the Rose Bowl on Sunday of their first match since trouncing Inter Milan 5-0 to win its first Champions League title on Could 31.
Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha scored within the first half, whereas Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-in scored towards 10-man Atletico within the second half of their Group B conflict.
The European giants met on the venue of the 1994 World Cup closing for one of many highest-profile matches within the group stage of the primary 32-team version of the Membership World Cup.
Ousmane Dembele didn’t function for PSG after reportedly injuring a quadricep whereas enjoying for France on June 6. Goncalo Ramos changed Dembele in Luis Enrique’s solely change to the beginning lineup from the Champions League closing.
Enrique wore shorts and a coaching shirt on the sideline whereas teaching PSG in 31 Celsius (88 Fahrenheit) noon California warmth.
PSG managed possession early, and Ruiz capitalised from simply exterior the penalty space within the nineteenth minute. The Spanish midfielder lengthy coveted by Atletico beat Jan Oblak with a intelligent strike into the far nook.
Atletico received a golden likelihood to tie it in first-half harm time, however Gianluigi Donnarumma swallowed up Antoine Griezmann’s likelihood within the field.
Moments later, Vitinha slipped by way of the Atletico defence and scored on the break.
Julian Alvarez appeared to tug one again for Atletico within the second half, however his purpose was chalked off after VAR decided Koke had fouled Need Doue within the build-up.
Atletico’s Clement Lenglet was despatched off within the 78th minute along with his second yellow card on a irritating day that left coach Diego Simeone visibly livid at each the referees and his gamers’ errors.
Alexander Sorloth in some way missed an open web within the 82nd minute for Atletico in a transfer that made Simeone fall to his knees in disbelief.
Mayulu secured PSG’s victory 5 minutes later, and Lee transformed a penalty with the ultimate kick of the match from the spot after a handball by Robin Le Normand within the field.
Man of the match Vitinha instructed DAZN it was a “excellent efficiency” by his facet.
“We did an excellent sport, it’s tough with this temperature. We did effectively towards a troublesome staff, we managed the entire sport. We’re proud of the end result,” he stated.
“The hardest factor to do in soccer is to keep up the extent, and that’s what I attempt to do.”
PSG coach Enrique additionally hailed his facet’s efficiency.
“I feel each single participant confirmed their highest quality to the staff,” he instructed DAZN.
“As a coach, I’m pleased. Actually nice to really feel that love [from the stadium]. We’re pleased and wish to proceed with our methods.”
In Sunday’s earlier sport, Bayern Munich romped to a 10-0 victory over Auckland Metropolis as Jamal Musiala had a hat-trick in a 17-minute span of the second half in entrance of a crowd that unfurled a banner urging to “Smash FIFA!” whereas accusing the governing physique of mismanagement.
Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise scored two targets every for the Bundesliga champions, who went forward on Coman’s purpose six minutes in. Bayern had a 17-1 benefit in pictures on track.
Musiala, a 22-year-old midfielder, changed Harry Kane within the 61st minute, making his first look since April 4 after recovering from a hamstring harm. He scored within the 67th minute, transformed a penalty kick within the 73rd and scored once more within the 84th.
Earlier than a crowd of 21,152 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, followers displayed a red-and-white banner referring to the 2015 raid by US regulation enforcement at a Zurich resort that led to the arrest of many soccer officers over corruption allegations: “10 Years Baur Au Lac – World Soccer Is Extra Poorly Ruled than Earlier than! Smash FIFA!”