Palmer Was on Fire as Chelsea Shocked PSG to Win the Club World Cup
Honestly, nobody saw this coming. Chelsea completely tore apart a PSG team that everyone expected to win, becoming the very first champs of the new, bigger Club World Cup.
With a bunch of famous faces watching, including Donald Trump, it was Cole Palmer who really ran the show, leading the Blues to an amazing 3-0 win.
You’d think PSG had it in the bag. They were fresh off that huge Champions League win where they smashed Real Madrid 4-0. But in a wild flip of the script, this time, they were the ones getting hammered 3-0 by halftime.
You could tell early on that PSG was in for a rough day. They just looked slow, while Chelsea came out buzzing with energy. Things finally kicked off when Malo Gusto made a great run down the side. His first shot was blocked, but he got the ball back and passed it to Palmer, who calmly stuck it in the corner to put Chelsea ahead.
Before PSG even knew what hit them, Palmer, who’s been the face of Chelsea’s tour in the US, did it again. He found some space, ran towards the goal, and blasted a low shot into the same exact spot. The PSG goalie, Donnarumma, had no chance.
Right before halftime, Palmer wasn’t just scoring; he was setting them up, too. He danced through a lazy PSG defense and passed to João Pedro, who neatly chipped it over the keeper to make it 3-0. For a team that had barely let in any goals before this, the score was a huge shock.
Things didn’t get any better for the guys from Paris in the second half. They started to lose their cool, and it all boiled over near the end. João Neves got a red card for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair for no reason when the ball wasn’t even there. It pretty much summed up their terrible day.
For Chelsea, this win is the perfect ending to a long, tough season. They made history as the first-ever winners of this new Club World Cup. And the cool $125 million in prize money will definitely make their short summer break feel a lot better.
PSG gets a lot of cash too, but losing the final like this is gonna hurt. Winning in Europe was their main goal, so this loss is a sour way to end what was mostly a good year for them. Now, they’ve got about a month to get some rest before their next big game.
The whole final felt like a huge American sports event. You had the amazing New York City skyline in the background, and they even had a Super Bowl-style halftime show, which was a first for a soccer tournament and just added to the buzz.
But in the end, it was all about Chelsea. They played their hearts out and totally deserved their spot in the history books.