Only two members of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid made themselves available for post-match media duties on the back of the club’s meeting with Paris Saint-Germain.This, of

The most obvious lesson Alonso learned against PSG was a front three of Kylian Mbappé, Gonzalo García and Vinícius Júnior does not work. After only starting two forwards in Real Madrid’s five consecutive victories in the Club World Cup, the former Bayer Leverkusen boss gave the nod to the three attackers in a head-scratching decision.

Paris St-Germain look like a team building a dynasty after Luis Enrique's team took apart yet another European giant - this time Real Madrid 4-0 - to reach the Club World Cup final.