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The Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain beat their fellow European heavyweights Atlético Madrid 4-0 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Sunday to get their Club World Cup campaign off to a winning start.
PSG landed the first blow when Fabián Ruiz fired home from distance in the 19th minute as they showed no signs of rust in their first match since trouncing Inter 5-0 to win their first Champions League title last month.
PSG doubled their advantage just before half-time when an Antoine Griezmann miss led to a counter-attack that ended with Vitinha firing home under sunny skies in southern California.
The La Liga side appeared to have pulled one back when Julián Alvarez found the net in the 57th minute but his goal was overturned after a VAR review determined Koke had fouled Désiré Doué in the leadup to the strike.
Substitute Senny Mayulu added a third goal for PSG in the 87th minute to end any hopes of an Atlético Madrid comeback, while Lee Kang-in fired home a stoppage-time penalty to round off the scoring.
Clément Lenglet was sent off for Atlético in the 78th minute.
Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland City
Bayern Munich romped to a huge victory over Auckland City in their tournament opener, as Jamal Musiala scored a hat-trick in a 17-minute span.
Thomas Müller, Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise scored two goals each for the Bundesliga champions, who went ahead on Coman’s goal six minutes in. Bayern had a 17-1 advantage in shots on target.
Musiala replaced Harry Kane in the 61st minute, making his first appearance since April after recovering from a hamstring injury. He scored in the 67th minute, converted a penalty in the 73rd and scored again in the 84th.
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Before a crowd of 21,152 at TQL Stadium, fans displayed a red-and-white banner referencing the 2015 raid by US law enforcement at a Zurich hotel that led to the arrest of a number of football officials: “10 Years Baur Au Lac — World Football Is More Poorly Governed than Before! Smash FIFA!”
Palmeiras 0-0 Porto
Palmeiras and two-time European champion Porto tied 0-0 in their opening match of the Club World Cup on Sunday night before a crowd of 46,275 at MetLife Stadium, which was just over half full.
Estevão’s left-footed shot in first-half stoppage time went into the hands of Claúdio Ramos, and Richard Ríos’ attempt off the rebound was blocked.
Palmeiras, Brazil’s club champion in 2022 and ‘23, qualified as the 2021 Copa Libertadores winner, while Porto reached the tournament as Europe’s fifth-ranked eligible team over a four-year period.
Palmeiras had a 17-11 advantage in shots and 55.3% possession. Its fans took over a side of the stadium, waving flags and cheering or the entire match.
Palmeiras enjoyed a slight edge in play, recording 19 shots and putting six on target while FC Porto responded with 14 and two respectively. The Brazilian side was the more physical team, as they were whistled for 21 fouls, compared to 12 for the Portuguese side.
Palmeiras threatened in extra time, but could not beat FC Porto goalkeeper Ramos, who was credited with four saves. Lucas Evangelista’s header from the center of the box in the 92nd minute was blocked before it could get to Ramos and Raphael Veiga’s attempt a minute later from close range sailed high and wide right of the goal.
Palmeiras netminder Weverton made three stops in the contest.
There is a four-way tie in Group A, which opened with Inter Miami and Al Ahly’s drawing 0-0 on Saturday, Palmeiras will face 12 -time African champion Al Ahly on Thursday in East Rutherford and Porto will play Miami the same day in Atlanta.
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