Alright, football fans, buckle up! The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final is about to light up MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this Sunday, July 13, and it\u2019s a mouthwatering clash between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Two European heavyweights, one shiny trophy, and a whole lot of pride on the line. Chelsea are gunning to make history as the first English club to win this thing twice, while PSG are chasing their first-ever Club World Cup crown to cap off a jaw-dropping season.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t just another game\u2014it\u2019s the final of the revamped 32-team Club World Cup, and both teams have fought tooth and nail to get here. Chelsea, led by Enzo Maresca, have been on a roll. They cruised past Fluminense 2-0 in the semi-finals, thanks to new boy Jo\u00e3o Pedro bagging a brace. The Blues have been building momentum all season, fresh off their UEFA Conference League win and locking in a Champions League spot for next year. They\u2019re underdogs, sure, but Chelsea have a knack for pulling off miracles when the stakes are high.<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s PSG, who\u2019ve been an absolute wrecking ball. Luis Enrique\u2019s squad has bulldozed their way through the tournament, smashing Real Madrid 4-0 in the semis and brushing aside Bayern Munich 2-0 in the quarters. Their only slip-up was a group-stage loss to Botafogo, but since then, they\u2019ve been unstoppable, conceding just one goal all tournament. With a treble already in the bag (Ligue 1, Coupe de France, and Champions League), PSG are the team to beat, and they know it.<\/p>\n
These two have history, too. They\u2019ve met eight times before, with PSG edging out Chelsea three wins to two, and three draws. Their last clash was in the 2015-16 Champions League, where PSG knocked Chelsea out 4-2 on aggregate. But finals are a different beast, and Chelsea\u2019s never-say-die attitude could make this a proper scrap.<\/p>\n
Good news for Chelsea fans: Levi Colwill and Liam Delap are back after serving suspensions. Colwill should slot right into defense alongside Trevoh Chalobah, giving the backline some extra steel. Moises Caicedo\u2019s ankle is still a worry, but he\u2019s pushing to start. Rom\u00e9o Lavia and Dario Essugo are touch-and-go with muscle niggles, and Benoit Badiashile\u2019s fitness is up in the air. There\u2019s also talk of Noni Madueke possibly heading to Arsenal, which might mean he sits this one out. On the bright side, Reece James is back from injury and could reclaim his right-back spot.<\/p>\n
PSG are missing defenders Lucas Hern\u00e1ndez and Willian Pacho, who are still banned after picking up red cards against Bayern. Lucas Beraldo\u2019s been solid stepping in, though, and didn\u2019t break a sweat against Real Madrid. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s shaken off any fitness doubts and looks ready to wreak havoc. Luis Enrique\u2019s got no new injuries to worry about, so expect his midfield trio of Jo\u00e3o Neves, Vitinha, and Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz to run the show.<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper<\/strong>: Robert S\u00e1nchez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Defenders<\/strong>: Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Midfielders<\/strong>: Moises Caicedo (if fit), Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Attacking Midfielders<\/strong>: Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Forward<\/strong>: Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Goalkeeper<\/strong>: Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Defenders<\/strong>: Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Nuno Mendes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Midfielders<\/strong>: Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz, Vitinha, Jo\u00e3o Neves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Forwards<\/strong>: D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Look, PSG are the favorites, and it\u2019s not hard to see why. The stats gurus give them a 64.4% chance of winning, and after demolishing Real Madrid and Bayern, they look like a team on a mission. Their attack is electric, their defense is watertight, and they\u2019ve got that big-game mentality. But don\u2019t count Chelsea out. They\u2019ve got a history of upsetting the odds in finals, and with Jo\u00e3o Pedro firing and Cole Palmer pulling strings, they could nick something.<\/p>\n Still, PSG\u2019s depth and form are hard to ignore. We reckon they\u2019ll come out swinging and take control early. Chelsea might grab a goal to keep things spicy, but PSG\u2019s firepower should see them through.<\/p>\n Our Call<\/strong>: Chelsea 1-3 PSG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alright, football fans, buckle up! The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final is about to light up MetLife Stadium in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":36801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[312,447],"class_list":["post-15708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-chelsea","tag-psg"],"reading_time":"4 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}PSG (4-3-3)<\/h3>\n
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Prediction: Who Will Win?<\/h2>\n