Paris Saint-Germain, who won the UEFA Champions League to cap their season earlier this month, kicked off the FIFA Club World Cup in strong fashion Sunday at the Rose Bowl in front of 80,619.

It only took 19 minutes for the Parisians to get on the scoresheet. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia drew the attention of four Atlético Madrid players inside the penalty area, leaving Fabián Ruiz in acres of space at the top of the box. The winger played the ball back to his unmarked teammate, who fired a left-footed strike into the back of the net.

Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid faced off this Sunday at the Rose Bowl Stadium as part of Day 1 of the 2025 World Cup. The match ended in a 4-0 Parisian victory (video summary PSG/Atlético Madrid).

Paris had a close call.If PSG's entry into the Club World Cup is going well thanks to their two very nice goals against Atlético de Madrid, the Parisians still came close to a correction. Shortly

Medina reported Wednesday that not everyone at Atlético was in favour of the younger Hernández's return, given his 2017 departure to Real Madrid and subsequent anti-Atleti behaviour since. Carlos Bucero, the club's director of football, had been Theo’s chief backer and was in favour of the move.