Paris Saint-Germain are set to face Chelsea in a few hours at the MetLife Stadium, USA, in the Club World Cup final. PSG demolished Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-finals and are in red-hot form. On the other hand, Chelsea have witnessed a late surge in the latter part of the season and have continued that form in this competition.
PSG will surely look to add more silverware to their trophy cabinet this season by beating the Premier League side. However, the club also have a major worry as they are set to miss two of their players for the final.
Luis Enrique will be without defenders Willian Pacho and Luis Hernandez against Chelsea. Both players received red cards in their matchup against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals and have both been handed two-match suspensions.
Pacho and Hernandez were absent in the matchup against Real Madrid as well. Enrique opted for the duo of Marquinhos and Lucas Beraldo in the heart of the defence in that tie and is expected to continue with the same combination in the final as well.
PSG will need to be at their best to beat a formidable side like Chelsea. Considering how one-sided some of their big games have been lately, the fans will be confident of their chances going into the game.
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