Paris Saint-Germain, champions of France and Europe, kicked off their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in the United States with a commanding 4\u20130 victory over Spain\u2019s Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in Group B. <\/p>
The French capital side dominated the match and sealed the win thanks to goals from Spain\u2019s Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz (19), Portugal\u2019s Vitinha (45+1), and substitutes Senny Mayulu (87) and South Korea\u2019s Kang-in Lee (90+7, from the penalty spot).<\/p>
In front of 80,619 spectators, Luis Enrique\u2019s side continued their strong run following their first-ever UEFA Champions League title, which they secured with a 5\u20130 rout of Inter Milan in the final. PSG took the lead after a sequence of passes down the right wing ended with the ball at the feet of Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who set up Ruiz to fire into the net (19). <\/p>
The lead was doubled just before the break following a counterattack, as Kvaratskhelia exploited space on the left before finding Vitinha, who drove into the box and scored (45+1).<\/p>
Things went from bad to worse for the Spanish capital club after Frenchman Cl\u00e9ment Lenglet was sent off for a second yellow card (77). The European champions capitalized on the numerical advantage as substitute Mayulu added the third, taking advantage of Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s sluggish defense (87), before Lee converted from the spot following a handball by Spain\u2019s Robin Le Normand. <\/p>
After the match, Vitinha said: \u201cWe controlled the game and deserved the win. That\u2019s clear. I\u2019m happy with the team\u2019s performance and the way we prepared and played.\u201d <\/p>
He added: \u201cWe did our job, and now we need to rest and focus on how we can beat Botafogo. That\u2019s our goal\u2014we want to make this a historic season. It already is, but if we can add this new tournament, and win it for the first time, it\u2019ll be even more incredible.\u201d<\/p>
In the same group, Brazil\u2019s Botafogo defeated Seattle Sounders 2\u20131 thanks to goals from J\u00fanior Concei\u00e7\u00e3o (28) and Igor Jesus (44), while Cristian Roldan scored for the American side (75).<\/p>
In Group C, Bayern Munich recorded a crushing 10\u20130 victory over New Zealand\u2019s Auckland City. The German champions\u2019 goals came from France\u2019s Kingsley Coman (6, 21), fellow countrymen Sacha Boey (18) and Michael Olise (20, 45+3), as well as Thomas M\u00fcller (45, 89) and Jamal Musiala (67, 73 pen, 84). <\/p>
Bayern wasted no time getting on the scoresheet, as Coman headed home from a corner in the 6th minute to register the tournament\u2019s first goal\u2014after the opening match in Group A between Inter Miami and Egypt\u2019s Al Ahly ended goalless, with the latter missing a penalty through Trezeguet.<\/p>
Bayern quickly doubled their lead through Boey, who fired from inside the box past Auckland\u2019s goalkeeper (18). Olise added a third two minutes later, before Coman notched his second and Bayern\u2019s fourth (21). The Bavarians were 5\u20130 up before the interval after M\u00fcller scored, and Olise netted again in stoppage time to make it 6\u20130 before the break.<\/p>
Auckland managed to resist Bayern\u2019s onslaught for part of the second half, but substitute Musiala came off the bench to complete a hat-trick, one of them from the penalty spot. <\/p>
M\u00fcller wrapped up the goal fest with Bayern\u2019s tenth just a minute from time.<\/p>
Meanwhile, in Group A, Brazil\u2019s Palmeiras and Portugal\u2019s Porto played to a goalless draw.<\/p>","continue_text":"Continue Reading","main_heading":"Blog"},"yoast_head":"\n