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5 reasons why PSG lost and Chelsea won
Be careful, Chelsea will always be Chelsea,” Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario warned PSG before the Club World Cup final. The Blues had proven themselves a threat against strong opponents in the final before. They won the title by defeating favourites Bayern Munich in the 2011-12 season. And in the 2020-21 season, Chelsea defeated one of the best teams at the time, Manchester City.
5 reasons why PSG lost and Chelsea won
As a result, despite being in the best shape of the season, there was always a fear that PSG would lose their way in front of Chelsea. In the end, that fear came true. The French club completely blew away their English opponents in the final. There are several reasons behind PSG’s defeat in the final as favourites. Here are 5 of those reasons.
Ever since the final schedule was set, many people started seeing PSG as champions. There were, of course, plenty of reasons behind this. PSG are definitely in their best form at the moment. They came to the Club World Cup stage after winning the treble including the Champions League. They have blown away Atletico Madrid, Inter Miami, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid on their way to the final of the competition. On the other hand, Chelsea has not been even close to PSG in terms of recent performance and form. The contrasting positions of the two teams may have made PSG overconfident and they considered themselves champions before they entered the field. And that is why PSG was not seen with the body language and aggressive mood that they were supposed to play in a match like the final. Which ultimately led to PSG falling behind. PSG’s attack has been seen in an unstoppable rhythm recently. The picture can be clear if you look at the number of goals they have scored in big matches. Let’s take the semi-finals. That day, PSG blew away Real Madrid 4-0. Earlier, they had scored four goals each against Inter Miami and Atletico Madrid. However, their attack was completely ineffective in the final. One of the team’s best players, Ousmane Dembele, managed just one shot on target in the full 90 minutes.
