Paris Saint-Germain beat Real Madrid 4-0 (video summary PSG/Real Madrid) this Wednesday at New York’s MetLife Stadium as part of the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup. After the match, Parisian midfielder Fabian Ruiz (29) spoke at a press conference.
Ruiz “an incredible match from start to finish, despite the opponent and the heat.”
Your best PSG match?
I don’t know if it’s my best match, but it was very important today because it was a Club World Cup semi-final, against an XXL team like Real Madrid. It was an incredible match from start to finish, despite the opposition and the heat.
Finishing as tournament top scorer?
Listen, I hadn’t thought about that. I’m not concentrating on that, I’m trying to give my best in every match. I’m having a great tournament, but the most important thing is the team. If I can help them win on Sunday and score at the same time, that would be great.
Ruiz “I’m very happy personally, but above all collectively.”
A great time at PSG?
I think it couldn’t be better. I’m living one of the best moments of my career, if not the best. We’re coming off an incredible season, and all we need is one more match to end it on a high. I’m very happy personally, but above all collectively.
I think we’re having a great season, we’re playing great soccer, and at the same time, I think the team is showing that it wants to win all the trophies, and we’ve only got one game left.
Is the Ballon d’Or a goal?
The Ballon d’Or doesn’t depend on me. I try to do my best. Every time I’m nominated for such an important prize, I’m happy, delighted to be there, but it’s a prize I don’t focus on too much. In reality, there are a lot of candidates, and there are some very good players in Europe.
If I’m nominated, I hope I can win it, but I know it’s very difficult. I don’t think about it too much, I think the important thing is Sunday’s match, to end the season with this trophy.
Ruiz “his incredible workload, which helps us manage the pressure.”
Another standout performance from Dembélé, including some intense pressing ?
The manager has always said it: we all have to run, we all have to push. Ous’, in truth, gave everything from the start, not just with his goals, but also with his incredible workload, which helps us manage the pressure. We saw that today. The first two goals came from his pressing, the second was his own goal. I think he’s had an excellent season. In my opinion, he deserves to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or. Let’s hope he can do even more for us on Sunday with this final.
