PSG handed Club World Cup final blow as two players immediately banned for Chelsea clash

Paris Saint-Germain have been handed a major blow ahead of their Club World Cup final following their stunning victory over Real Madrid.

PSG beat Real 4-0 on Wednesday to book their spot in Sunday’s final against Chelsea, who beat Brazilian outfit Fluminense on Tuesday.

The French giants opened the scoring in just the sixth minute through Fabian Ruiz.

Just three minutes later, Ousmane Dembele pounced on an Antonio Rudiger mistake to double his side’s lead.

Ruiz added another to make it 3-0 before the break. Goncalo Ramos rounded off the scoring three minutes from time.

Real’s defeat to PSG spells the end of their Club World Cup campaign as they won’t be involved in a third-place play-off match.

PSG, on the other hand, are just one game away from winning their fifth title in the past 12 months, having won four trophies in the 2024/25 campaign, including the prestigious Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain celebrate scoring a fourth goal against Real Madrid. Image: Getty

But Luis Enrique will be without two key players for PSG’s showdown against Chelsea at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Defenders Pacho and Lucas Hernandez are banned and will not be available for Enrique when PSG face Chelsea on Sunday.

Pacho and Luis Hernandez were both sent off in PSG’s quarter-final victory over Bayern Munich.

Pacho was given a straight red card by Anthony Taylor for his studs-up challenge on Leon Goretzka.

Hernandez was also shown a red card for elbowing Raphael Guerreiro in the jaw in front of the Premier League referee.

They were both handed two-match suspensions following their dismissals against Bayern.

Why Is Joao Neves not suspended despite picking up his second yellow of the Club World Cup against Real Madrid?

Enrique will be able to call upon Joao Neves when PSG meet Chelsea in the Club World Cup final.

That’s despite Neves picking up his second yellow card of the tournament against Real.

Joao Neves was booked against Real Madrid. Image: Getty

The Portuguese midfielder was booked by Poland’s Szymon Marciniak just before the break.

However, he is available to play against Chelsea because yellow cards reset after the quarter-final stage.