Real Madrid face PSG, tonight at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium, for the Club World Cup semi-final. The winners will face Chelsea FC in the final this Sunday. Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Borussia Dortmund whereas PSG have also eliminated a Bundesliga side – Bayern Munich – to set up a mouth-watering Club World Cup semi-final.
For the first time since Kylian Mbappé’s move from Parc des Princes to Estadio Santiago-Bernabéu, PSG will lock horns with Real Madrid. However, the France captain is a doubt after suffering from food poisoning last month. If Mbappé is benched, Xabi Alonso is expected to field Vinicius Jr. and goalscoring sensation Gonzalo Garcia, who logged five goal contributions in as many Club World Cup games, up front.
Spain international centre-back Dean Huijsen is out after picking up a red card against BVB. L’Equipe understands that Raul Asencio will be recalled alongside Antonio Rüdiger.
Thibaut Courtois; Fran Garcia, Antonio Rüdiger, Raul Asencio, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham; Vinicius Jr., Gonzalo Garcia. (L’Éq)
