PSG dominated Real Madrid 4-0 during their FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match on July 9 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

This time a year ago, World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe was settling into life at Real Madrid after seven seasons with PSG, some of the sport's most illustrious prizes seemingly waiting for him. So far,

Two European powers go at it with a spot in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final on the line, as Paris Saint-Germain squares off with Real Madrid on Wednesday. Both sides got to this point by playing in a couple of wild quarterfinals last Saturday.

The most obvious lesson Alonso learned against PSG was a front three of Kylian Mbappé, Gonzalo García and Vinícius Júnior does not work. After only starting two forwards in Real Madrid’s five consecutive victories in the Club World Cup, the former Bayer Leverkusen boss gave the nod to the three attackers in a head-scratching decision.

Real Madrid lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, officially ending this season without a trophy

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was also present at the match and paid Modric a heartwarming tribute with tears in his eyes. Speaking after the match, Modric revealed that the club president has always shown him 'special affection' while mentioning that the 39-year-old has never seen Perez cry before.

There were several standout performances, both good and bad, for Real Madrid at this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.