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PSG did not underestimate their opponents, they lost even though they played with their good players. Of course, the lack of some players could have created a different atmosphere, but it would not guarantee that PSG would come out on top in this game.

PSG did not make many changes to the squad. However, in the match against Atletico Madrid, Ruiz, Vitinha and Neves were in the midfield. We did not see Ruiz and Neves in the starting XI in the last match. We also saw Marquinhos outside the squad. However, PSG's attack remained unchanged.

Although this squad won 4-0 against Atletico Madrid, they could not score a single goal against a team like Botafogo. PSG's players are trying hard. PSG's players were able to make a total of 16 shots. But even then, PSG could not break Botafogo's defense. Botafogo was quite tactical in this match. After getting a 1-0 lead, they kept their defense strong and wanted to end the match 1-0. And they managed to achieve this.

In my opinion, the European teams are tired and also not very motivated with this competition, mainly because it is transfer season. Many players will save their physical condition to avoid injuries and not being signed. In other cases, they will save themselves because the next season starts in August.

But I have no doubt that the American teams have great potential. They are strong, they play well when they are facing European opponents, but when they play against each other, they play so badly that I cannot watch the games involving two American teams against each other.

FIFA should have just allowed the Club World Cup to be the way it used to be because this new format FIFA introduced in the Club World Cup doesn't favor the European clubs, and they won't give their best in the Club World Cup tournament because they are tired and they need to rest after their league has come to an end, and it will make the Club World Cup tournament less competitive.

I also think that FIFA may have made new rules for the Club World Cup, making it more challenging for European clubs because of the current off-season. So at this time, every league in Europe has ended, which means that the players are now supposed to be free, but they are now joining another tournament and working hard there. They have already finished the season after working hard for their own team, that is, for their own club but they now have to reach that stage again. However, we have observed that four European clubs have already reached the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup and perhaps the quarterfinalist teams can be selected from among them.