Xabi Alonso Compares Real Madrid Star to Liverpool Legend Steven Gerrard Ahead of PSG Showdown - Liverpool Echo
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 07 – Mbappe returns to face PSG after a contract dispute as Real Madrid aims to win their sixth Club World Cup title, with PSG unbeaten and seeking to equalize their head-to-head record.
- Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will face off in the Club World Cup semifinal on July 9, with the match taking place at the stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- The match follows Kylian Mbappe's 2024 transfer from PSG to Real Madrid amid a legal dispute over 55 million euros in unpaid wages.
- Mbappe missed the group stage due to illness but scored the winning goal in Real's 3-2 quarter-final victory over Borussia Dortmund.
- Luis Enrique, PSG coach and former Madrid player in the 1990s, said: "All that matters is that we are there and that we want to get to the final."
- The semifinal will test Real's new coach Xabi Alonso as PSG defends its Champions League title; a win secures a place in the Club World Cup final.
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FIFA Club World Cup semi: Real Madrid vs PSG team news, start and lineup
Who: Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) What: Semifinal 2, FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Where: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States When: Wednesday, July 9 at 3pm local time (19:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from noon (16:00 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream. The last two winners of the UEFA Champions League clash for the remaining spot in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup (…
Kylian Mbappe and PSG set for Club World Cup reunion
Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday’s Club World Cup semi-final. Kick-off is at 21:00 (SA time). Mbappe should be remembered as a PSG legend, having spent seven prolific campaigns there and eventually departing as their all-time top scorer with 256 goals in 308 games. But his legacy was a l…

Mbappe and PSG set for Club World Cup reunion as Real Madrid eye final
Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final.
Experts release final Real Madrid vs. PSG FIFA CWC prediction as Mbappé faces former club
As Real Madrid prepares for its Club World Cup semifinal matchup against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, all eyes are on Kylian Mbappé, who is expected to start against his former team for the first time since joining the Spanish side.
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