Palmer leads Chelsea over PSG to win Club World Cup

Chelsea were clear underdogs before the FIFA Club World Cup final. Cole Palmer didn’t seem to mind, and the pressure of a global stage didn’t slow him down.

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Palmer rang up two goals and one assist in a sensational first half and Chelsea toppled Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3-0 to win the Club World Cup on Sunday.

The 23-year-old winger scored in the 22^nd and 30^th minutes and Joao Pedro tacked on the third goal right before halftime, capitalizing on Palmer's fine touch into the box. Robert Sanchez, meanwhile, saved six shots in his best showing of the tournament.

Chelsea, who won the 2021 Club World Cup that featured only eight teams, battled past Portugal's Benfica and Brazilian sides Palmeiras and Fluminense in the knockouts to face Paris Saint-Germain — six weeks removed from their first UEFA Champions League trophy.

The European champions had allowed just one goal in their first six matches of the Cup. But on Sunday, PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma saved just two of five shots on goal.

The frustrated Parisians went down to 10 men in the 85