This Wednesday, in the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain take on Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium in New York (kick-off 9pm CET, broadcast on DAZN). On the eve of the match, the press tried to guess the team that will be fielded by Paris coach Luis Enrique.
Le Parisien (4-3-3) –
Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué
Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Beraldo – Marquinhos – Hakimi
Donnarumma
L’Equipe (4-3-3) –
Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué
Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Beraldo – Marquinhos – Hakimi
Donnarumma
Given the squad, this team seems possible, although we can’t be certain. An “onze-type” has taken shape of late, but there’s still plenty of competition, and Saturday’s final match against Bayern Munich was intense. This could lead to some changes for this match.
So there’s still plenty of suspense, except for a defence weakened by the red cards shown to Lucas Hernandez and Willian Pacho. As for the rest, we can only wonder whether there will be some rotation in midfield and whether Ousmane Dembélé will start in attack this time. This seems possible, and begs the question: who will be on the bench compared to the starting line-up from the last match? Let’s wait until tonight for the official announcement, around 1 hour before the match.
