Sometimes I have seen that a team gradually builds momentum as a competitive progress and begins to finds their form that was what happened to PSG they gradually find their form after the scare from the group stages of the competition after going through a playoff.
While madrid was doing well but could not maintain their position and from in the champions League so this game coming up in the FIFA club world cup is going to be a really tight game for each of the team because both teams are having a great run of form
Paris Saint-Germain was cooked and prepare for what ever comes their path. We're talking about Paris Saint-Germain here, a club that's highly involved in the UEFA Champions League, they've gone on a decade without actually bending their dimensions for their name to be put on the UCL trophy and seeing them finally making things right, definitely something be grateful about. PSG are formidable club this season, the manager, Luis Enrique spotted their problem and weakness and he turned it to strength and solid performance for the club to bounce back go stellar performance and become a team that's acquainted with winning. Can we say the same for them in the Club world cup? Absolutely yes because they've gathered and won major trophies, beating clubs like Bayern Munich is something to consider.
It is not just about finally winning, it is how they did it that flips the whole narrative. For a decade, the “curse” excuse was always hanging over them. But if you look at the numbers (733 ball recoveries, 9.2 PPDA, outscoring their xG by +11 after that City comeback), this was a team that stopped hiding behind big names and actually started working as a unit. That 5-0 demolition of Inter in the final was a statistical explosion waiting to happen after years of tactical stubbornness
At this rate, they are one of the only squads actually built for the schedule madness. Luis Enrique squad rotation and youth focus (Doué, Neves, Kvaratskhelia) means they are less likely to get chewed up by fatigue compared to Real Madrid, who are running on duct tape and dreams at the back. Beating Bayern, Atletico is not just “something to consider”, it is PSG showing they have outgrown their old identity. Hell, even if they trip up at the CWC, this version of PSG looks set to define European football for a while. The question is who is going to keep up, because collapse of Real Madrid this year proves that history counts for nothing if your squad planning is a mess