PSG is currently better than Real Madrid on paper, but the game on the 9th of this month will show us how much Real Madrid has improved with the new coach, because if they make the same mistake they made in the last minutes of the game against Dortmund, then Real Madrid could come away with a very humiliating defeat.
I hope that the Real Madrid coach strengthens the defense, because PSG is currently the strongest team in Europe and even in that league on paper PSG is the strongest in my opinion.
Xabi Alonso absolutely needs to change his strategy when facing PSG, otherwise Real Madrid maybe will lose. PSG hasn't shown any dip in form since winning the Champions League trophy, and that should be a warning to Xabi Alonso. On paper, PSG looks slightly more favored, which is understandable given that Xabi Alonso is still in an adaptation phase. I fully understand Real Madrid value in every competition, they have a better mentality than any other team, but for now, they are not at their best yet. Whoever wins that match will most likely go on to bring home the Club World Cup trophy.