Nine-man PSG down Bayern to reach Club World Cup semis as rampant Chelsea move into last four

Paris Saint-Germain reached the Club World Cup semifinals as Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele goals earned the nine-man European champions a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in a gripping battle on Saturday.

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The French treble winners had Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez sent off in the final stages but managed to oust the German giants in Atlanta.

Bundesliga champions Bayern, who lost Jamal Musiala just before halftime with a horror ankle injury, shared an intense and even battle with the Parisians.

Bayern had won their last four matches straight against PSG, including a 1-O Champions League victory last November, before Luis Enrique's side hit their peak.

Players and nearly 67,000 spectators observed a minute of silence in honour of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who tragically died in a car crash on Thursday.

“It was an emotional moment, especially for a PSG side with five Portuguese players in the squad, including starters Vitinha, Joao Neves and Nuno Mendes.

Luis Enrique began with leading Ballon d'Or candidate Dembele on the bench, as he continues his comeback from a quadriceps injury, but Bayern playmaker Musiala was fit to start after a calf issue.

It was FIFA's expanded tournament's biggest heavyweight clash thus far and Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on the eve of the game he would pay to watch a match he described as a “perfect storm”, because of the teams' similar high-pressing, attacking styles.