⚽ FIFA Club World Cup 2025 - USA: Discussion Thread ⚽

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The dying minutes pressure from Borussia Dortmund was remarkable and something they should built on because if they maintain that kind of attacking, it will be very difficult to stop them from pouring goals every other match of theirs. Without the  goal of Mbappe and the final minute save of Real Madrid keeper, the match would have entered extra time which would have definitely favored Dortmund.

Real Madrid during Alonso's time as coach looked different. The difference was a more creative style of play. It's true that towards the end of the match, Dortmund started to press by trying to score, but it was too late.

Against Juventus and Dortmund, I think Real Madrid's style of play was different but it was good. On July 10, we will see how Alonso plays against PSG. PSG in my opinion during the FIFA Club World Cup was also very creative in playing.
The quality of PSG and Real Madrid is almost the same even though they have different strategies.

Real Madrid's physical condition decreased towards the end of the match and therefore Dortmund found more comfortable positions towards the end of the match. This is one of the things Real Madrid needs to change but it also takes time. I liked the way Alonso wanted the team to play. It looks good that team play is more important than individual play.

Dortmund should have played the game they played in the last minutes of the match earlier. It is not easy to play against a team like Real Madrid but they need to get more positions in the match because the team has that potential.

[MArsland]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

[imamusma]

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The dying minutes pressure from Borussia Dortmund was remarkable and something they should built on because if they maintain that kind of attacking, it will be very difficult to stop them from pouring goals every other match of theirs. Without the  goal of Mbappe and the final minute save of Real Madrid keeper, the match would have entered extra time which would have definitely favored Dortmund.

Real Madrid during Alonso's time as coach looked different. The difference was a more creative style of play. It's true that towards the end of the match, Dortmund started to press by trying to score, but it was too late.

Against Juventus and Dortmund, I think Real Madrid's style of play was different but it was good. On July 10, we will see how Alonso plays against PSG. PSG in my opinion during the FIFA Club World Cup was also very creative in playing.
The quality of PSG and Real Madrid is almost the same even though they have different strategies.

Real Madrid still looks not so solid, and I think it is very natural because Xabi Alonso is still in the adaptation stage. But for the next match against PSG, Real Madrid must be able to perform better, Xabi Alonso must ensure his defense is more disciplined. Dean Huijsen will be absent, it will clearly be very detrimental, but Xabi Alonso still has alternatives. PSG seems to have a slightly higher chance, they are still in their best form. The match between PSG versus Real Madrid will tell a lot of things, including whether Xabi Alonso strategy is effective enough to face next season.

[masulum]

It is unfortunate that the match between PSG and Bayern had to end with the loss of a Bayern player at the beginning of the season. Musiala was seriously injured and is predicted to be back playing for the next 4 months. An incident that no club would expect, having a main player have a long-term injury when the league has not yet started. Of course this is an unexpected incident, but Neuer criticized what Donnarumma did, he says his action without consideration. I personally don't think like that, it could have been a spontaneous reaction from the goalkeeper who tried to save the goal without expecting the incident.

[rdluffy]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

I really enjoy looking at each team's chances, but what makes soccer so interesting is its ability to go against logic and mathematical odds
PSG have a better chance of qualifying, but Real Madrid are a team with so much tradition, so used to playing decisive matches and pulling off historic comebacks, that in any situation Real Madrid are a dangerous team who can qualify

As for the Fluminense game, the chances are very low, but once again the team could spring a surprise and qualify
Fluminense has managed to qualify against difficult opponents and is being that team that exists in every competition, in which it enters as a weak team and during the competition the team evolves a lot and with each game manages to adjust to face a more difficult opponent.

2 interesting games to watch, I'm anxious and totally unsure about placing my bets

[HajiBagi]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

I don’t think Chelsea can win the Club World Cup, Chelsea having the highest rate of winning the trophy is just a prediction, Chelsea performance in this tournament has not been good enough for them to win the trophy, from the beginning of the tournament Chelsea have not face any tough opponents and with the opportunity they are about to be in final of the competition, Real Madrid and PSG are the best candidates to win the title because they are the one facing strong opponents from the beginning of the tournament.

Real Madrid will played well against PSG in the semi-final and the match was going to be tough because PSG is currently the best team in the world and Real Madrid knows how to win game no matter how strong the team is, although PSG still have 70% chances to win the game but I believe Real Madrid will try their best and give PSG a tough time.

[moneystery]

Real Madrid's physical condition decreased towards the end of the match and therefore Dortmund found more comfortable positions towards the end of the match. This is one of the things Real Madrid needs to change but it also takes time. I liked the way Alonso wanted the team to play. It looks good that team play is more important than individual play.

Dortmund should have played the game they played in the last minutes of the match earlier. It is not easy to play against a team like Real Madrid but they need to get more positions in the match because the team has that potential.

in the last minutes we can see that real madrid lost their focus which made the ball position in borusia dortmund. dortmund's pressure on real madrid's defense made them a little shaky and the result was 2 goals scored by dortmund in the last minutes. fortunately mbappé was able to score a goal in the 94th minute which could save real madrid's face which had lost possession of the ball.

but real madrid's mistake was also due to the weather factor, playing at a fairly high temperature drained madrid's stamina in the extra minutes. and also dortmund's momentum really gave them an advantage in the last minutes.

[Mayor of ogba]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

I am not surprised by Chelsea's percentage to make it to the final because they are playing against Fluminense, but I am surprised with PSG having a higher percentage than Real Madrid to make it to the final because both teams for now have the same strength, and Real Madrid played against more difficult teams in the Club World Cup tournament than PSG. I was hoping to see a 50-50 chance for PSG and Real Madrid to make it to the final, but it seems PSG were favored more than Real Madrid to make it to the final.

[Velvet78]

Musiala's injury report is here. He has broken his left fibula and damaged several ligaments. He is expected to be out for 4-5 months.  

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1941608348672983085


Coming back to the games, the last semi finalist became Real Madrid you know. They played really impressively and deserved the 3-2 win. The gap could have been higher though. We watched 3 goals during the stoppage time.

PSG - Real Madrid is going to be hell of a game!    I can't wait to watch Xabi Alonso against the last Champions League champion Luis Enrique...

[free-bit.co.in]

PSG vs Real Madrid is going to be game to watch because Real Madrid is also having impressive start of their new era under Xabi Alonso they have 4 wins and 1 draw which give them good chance for having another trophy into their name, but now they are having challenge PSG which is giving good performance after winning Champions League and still holding good performance and consistency even they lost their game against Botafogo RJ but still they are one of the best in business.

Everyone is waiting for the ultimate test of CWC, yes it is PSG vs Madrid. You know Madrid led by Xabi Alonso have won their last two matches (Juve & Dortmund) but have not looked tip top, overcoming chaos and tactical changes along the way. I can see Alonso is still experimenting, rotating the backline, rotating Mbappe, trying to find the best balance. flipside PSG are on a spin under Luis Enrique, winning the Ligue 1, Coupe de France, UCL treble. Their pace, due to high intensity pressure & unite makes them the pick.

The final tips, Los Vikingos journey is rising, but Paris SG's stability and tactics have kept them somewhat ahead in this clash.

[knowngunman]

Real Madrid's physical condition decreased towards the end of the match and therefore Dortmund found more comfortable positions towards the end of the match. This is one of the things Real Madrid needs to change but it also takes time. I liked the way Alonso wanted the team to play. It looks good that team play is more important than individual play.

Dortmund should have played the game they played in the last minutes of the match earlier. It is not easy to play against a team like Real Madrid but they need to get more positions in the match because the team has that potential.

Real Madrid almost screwed up themselves yesterday against Dortmund but were very lucky to get the victory due to time factor. I'm very sure that game could have ended up in a draw or even lose it if there was more playing time remaining. For quite some games now, Real Madrid is yet to maintain full stability until the 90th minute despite Xabi strategy. A real test is coming when they meet the champions of Europe in the semi final. Xabi has a lot of work to do in players manner because most of them have chosen to do it the rough way conceding unnecessary red card putting the team on the disadvantage. 

[G_Besar]

Real Madrid still looks not so solid, and I think it is very natural because Xabi Alonso is still in the adaptation stage. But for the next match against PSG, Real Madrid must be able to perform better, Xabi Alonso must ensure his defense is more disciplined. Dean Huijsen will be absent, it will clearly be very detrimental, but Xabi Alonso still has alternatives. PSG seems to have a slightly higher chance, they are still in their best form. The match between PSG versus Real Madrid will tell a lot of things, including whether Xabi Alonso strategy is effective enough to face next season.

I think Xabi Alonso is already aware of this because he has also noticed for himself how the defense line of the team he is coaching is and one more thing is about the next opponent that Real Madrid must face where the opponent is a very tough opponent because as you said that PSG is still in very good condition at this time so Madrid must be able to overcome their weaknesses before the semifinal match takes place. Because on PSG's side, they will definitely use all their abilities to be able to win and enter the final of the Club World Cup.

[yudi09]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

it's a match in the final round. So PSG and Real Madrid must beat each other in the semifinals.

My prediction for the PSG vs Real Madrid match is that Real Madrid will enter the final.
For the Fluminense vs Chelsea match, the percentage that will enter the final is Chelsea.

If Real Madrid will lose Huijsen, then PSG will lose Pacho who is in the same position as a center back.
When Real Madrid had to play with 10 men due to Huijsen's red card, Alonso immediately played a formation with three defenders.

[Promocodeudo]

I was not surprised at Real Madrid's winning but I was shocked to see that PSG beat Bayern Munich 2:0, even though PSG seems to be in a good form I doubt if anyone could play them to win Bayern Munich straight, they defeated Bayern with two red cards I mean that was unbelievable. Though the first half was not actually easy for PSG because Bayern Munich was more on the game and more with the ball than them but been with the ball or having more possession doesn't really matter because at the end of the match people are only interested on who win the match, I don't like this coincidence that PSG will play Real Madrid in the semifinals I don't really like it, it would have been final and not semi finals.

PSG wining against Bayern is very surprising to all of us thats football enthusiasts because ordinarily we know that Bayern has not gotten very weak to that extent of giving way to a team with 2 red card to win them that's the worst part of that match, I think Bayern should prepare better for the upcoming season their display in that match doesn't look healthy for a team like them, although football is something we cant actually predict the outcome but it very unlike Bayern in that match, mate am happy you said a team possessing more of the ball in a match doesn't really count, for every team what counts is the goal and wining of the match and I think PSG was able to achieve that, just imagine how PSG managed to move up to the next stage of the competition which is the semi finals, lets see what they can do since the will be meeting with Realmadrid.

[wakier]

Real Madrid still looks not so solid, and I think it is very natural because Xabi Alonso is still in the adaptation stage. But for the next match against PSG, Real Madrid must be able to perform better, Xabi Alonso must ensure his defense is more disciplined. Dean Huijsen will be absent, it will clearly be very detrimental, but Xabi Alonso still has alternatives. PSG seems to have a slightly higher chance, they are still in their best form. The match between PSG versus Real Madrid will tell a lot of things, including whether Xabi Alonso strategy is effective enough to face next season.

I think Xabi Alonso is already aware of this because he has also noticed for himself how the defense line of the team he is coaching is and one more thing is about the next opponent that Real Madrid must face where the opponent is a very tough opponent because as you said that PSG is still in very good condition at this time so Madrid must be able to overcome their weaknesses before the semifinal match takes place. Because on PSG's side, they will definitely use all their abilities to be able to win and enter the final of the Club World Cup.

I think Real Madrid will optimize their defense line more because PSG looks so aggressive in attacking and that's where Xabi Alonso's tactics must play a smarter role to outwit PSG's game and create opportunities, this will definitely be a very exciting match because for the first time Mbappe is playing against his former club, he has been at PSG for years he should know PSG's game tactics especially since he was once trained by Luis Enrique I am very curious whether Mbappe can break through PSG's goal this time.

[Distraction]

Now the semi finals are decided!



The match times are GMT+2.

As for my opinion:

• Fluminense - Chelsea : I think Chelsea will finish it in regular time but the final score could be a close one. Just as the Palmeiras match. 

• PSG - Real Madrid : It's really hard to make sure of a side here. But I'll side with PSG I guess.    We could watch extra time. It won't be any surprise whoever wins this one truthfully.

[KTChampions]

Semi-final set
Congratulations to 4 clubs qualifying for semi-finals after passing so many clubs there.

Source: Semi-finals: set - FIFA Club World Cup

As usual, top clubs will always attract the concert.
PSG vs Real Madrid, it turns out they are in a strong pool. This is a semi-final, but it will feel like the final between Real Madrid vs PSG. Both have their own charm and strength, both have a high winning spirit. And both also have their main players who got red cards because of the match in the quarter-finals.

So, which one will you choose and bet?

First of all, I see a familiar pattern in this bracket: the main favorites in one part, and City in the other  Of course it's a coincidence (which happens almost every year in the Champions League) 
Yes, Real Madrid - PSG looks like a hidden final, the only chance for the other finalists is to hope that the winner of the Real Madrid-PSG pair will spend all their strength in the semi-finals.
Real is the underdog as always, lol:

2.32 - 3.70 - 2.90

I hope that Real will win as always.

[shinratensei_]

I am not surprised by the percentage of chances of the clubs that have the potential to enter the final. Madrid and Fluminense are below PSG and Chelsea, but once again I have to admit that the PSG vs Real Madrid match will be very exciting regardless of the high probability of PSG at least we hope that Real Madrid needs to prepare themselves. Huljsen will be absent, meaning Asensio will replace him or Carvajal is a better option if he is 100% recovered. On the other hand 2 PSG defenders were also sanctioned with red cards when they played against Bayern Munich.

Unexpected result from Chelsea. Being called as a team who would leave during the group phase, but they have managed to reach the semis. I'd not be surprised if they will be winning the league. They will get neither of Madrid or PSG as their final opponent, but hope they will get PSG instead of Madrid.
As far as i remember they being placed at the bottom, but topping the chart to be the most favorite club to win the competition.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Dortmund should have played the game they played in the last minutes of the match earlier. It is not easy to play against a team like Real Madrid but they need to get more positions in the match because the team has that potential.

Dortmund did not play well in the first half. The team had 58% ball possession. We did not see any strong attack from Dortmund and did not score any goals. Even in the first half, Dortmund was behind by 2-0 goals. Dortmund conceded two goals in just 20 minutes. If they had not conceded goals so quickly, the match would have been more competitive.

There was very little chance that Dortmund would win against Real Madrid. The favorite team won. Even Real Madrid performed brilliantly. Madrid dominated the match. Although Dortmund managed to score a goal at the last moment. So Dortmund lost by a margin of 3-2. Despite scoring two goals, Dortmund could not equalize the match. Mainly because of the poor performance in the first half, Dortmund had to lose.

[Danica22]

As for the Fluminense game, the chances are very low, but once again the team could spring a surprise and qualify

Fluminense's opponent Chelsea is definitely a strong opponent. Even so, I am optimistic about the Fluminense team. The main strength of this team is that the players are very confident. And Fluminense players are able to perform well even against big teams.

Have you seen the Inter Milan vs Fluminense match? Fluminense won the match 2-0. I was impressed by Fluminense's performance. Inter Milan had 69% ball possession. They also attacked a lot. Even then, they could not score a single goal. Fluminense's defense is also quite strong. So even though Chelsea is a renowned team, it will be very difficult to win against Fluminense.