Izuchukwu OkosiChampions League winners, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Sunday night, Nigerian time, beat Atletico Madrid 4-0 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena to begin their campaign in the FIFA Club World Cup on a strong note.
The French Ligue 1 champions scooped the first goal through Fabian Ruiz who found the bottom right corner from distance in the 19th minute.
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The Parisiens who thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to win the European title on May 31 doubled their lead before halftime when Antoine Griezmann lost control of the ball leading to a swift counter attacking move by the French side.
PSG’s mercurial midfielder, Vitinha, who was adjudged the Man of the Match fired home for the second goal.
Julian Alvarez who went close to scoring from a freekick in the first half grabbed what seemed like a good goal but the effort was ruled out by the VAR for a foul committed by Koke in Desire Doue in the buildup to the goal.
Late substitute Senny Mayulu made it 3-0 with three minutes left on the official time clock.
The rout was complete late on when Lee Kang-in stepped up to convert a late penalty.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
