PSG will take on Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, 9 July, in what is set to be the biggest match at the tournament so far.
Both teams are deserving of their place in the final four, but only one of them will make it through to the final on Sunday.
Waiting for the winners of this tie in New Jersey will be the winners of Fluminense vs Chelsea.
How the bookies view it: PSG start as the slight favourites
PSG start this match as the narrow favourites with the bookmakers, but that is nothing new for the European champions. BoyleSports have priced a PSG win at 5/4, while a victory for Real Madrid has been priced at 15/8. The draw, which would take the match to extra time, has been priced at 13/5.
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Head to head: PSG have the edge
PSG will be feeling quietly confident about their chances of winning this match, as their recent record against Real Madrid is positive. Although Los Blancos won the most recent encounter between the two clubs, PSG had gone three matches without tasting defeat before that.
Players to watch: Breakout star to come up trumps for Real Madrid?
This Real Madrid side is as star-studded as any of their previous squads, but the star of the show for Los Blancos during the Club World Cup has been the relatively unknown Gonzalo Garcia.
The 21-year-old striker hasn't been tipped to ever make it at Real Madrid and was expected to move on this summer, but Xabi Alonso has clearly seen something in Garcia as he started him in all five of Real Madrid's matches at the Club World Cup.
Garcia has more than repaid his new manager, too, scoring four goals and providing one assist across those five fixtures.
Garcia will have his work out if he is planning on stealing the show once again this week. This current PSG squad is stacked with exciting talent players, including Desire Doue who is now considered one of the best young players in world football after a stunning 2024/25 season.
Predicted line-ups
Both teams have players missing through suspension for this one. PSG are without Lucas Hernandez and Willian Pacho, while Real Madrid are without new signing, Dean Huijsen. All three men received red cards during the quarter-finals. Kylian Mbappe will be hoping to make his first start of the tournament against his former club.
PSG: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Mendes – Vitinha, Ruiz, Neves – Dembele, Doue, Kvaratskhelia
Real Madrid: Courtois – Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Rudiger, F.Garcia – Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham – Vinicius Jr, G.Garcia, Mbappe
Anything else catch the eye?
PSG have been scoring goals for fun for quite a while now, and they have scored two or more goals in nine of their last ten matches. It's not as if they have had a string of easy games, either, as they scored five goals in a Champions League final as part of this streak. PSG to score over 1.5 goals has been priced at 4/5 by BoyleSports.
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