PSG on verge of rare feat

CHELSEA AIM TO SPRING SURPRISE IN CLUB WORLD CUP FINAL

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Chelsea must somehow try to stop an irresistible Paris Saint-Germain side from adding the Club World Cup trophy to their Uefa Champions League title as the final of the first edition of Fifa’s expanded competition takes place today.

PSG travelled to the United States fresh from becoming European champions with a stunning 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in Munich in late May, and they have lived up to their favourites tag at the Club World Cup.

Luis Enrique’s side put four goals past Atletico Madrid in the group stage, four more past Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the last 16, and then proved too strong for German champions Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.

They appeared to hit new heights as they tore apart Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid in the last four, when their 4-0 winning margin could have been far greater.