Luis Enrique stated his Paris Saint-Germain crew are “hungry” so as to add the Membership World Cup to their Champions League success, after beating Atlético Madrid 4-0 within the opening sport in Group B.
Fabián Ruiz and Vitinha put PSG 2-0 up within the first half on the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, and substitutes Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-In — with a penalty — added two extra targets late on, after Atlético defender Clément Lenglet was despatched off.
PSG received the treble final season, successful Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Champions League, after they thrashed Inter 5-0 within the closing final month.
“We had the target of constructing historical past this season, however this [the Club World Cup] is a brand new chapter,” Luis Enrique stated in his post-match information convention. “It is a good problem for the gamers and the crew, to need to preserve successful.
“The membership is hungry, the followers are hungry, the gamers and the crew are hungry, and that is a superb feeling. I do not know [if we’re favourites], it does not trouble me, however now we have the identical goal as in different competitions, which is to go so far as doable and attempt to win it.”
The sport was performed in entrance of an 80,619 crowd on the Rose Bowl, which organisers stated was a file attendance this season for each golf equipment.
Atlético coach Diego Simeone refused accountable the noon warmth for his gamers’ efficiency.
“When the season begins in August [in Madrid], it is the identical warmth,” he stated in his post-match information convention. “I will not blame the warmth. It is the identical for each groups.
“They’re an important crew, a younger crew. They’ve all the time had good gamers, and now they seem to be a crew.”
Atlético improved within the second half, when Julián Álvarez had a objective disallowed after a VAR test revealed a foul within the construct up, and substitute Alexander Sorloth missed from shut vary.
“Within the first half we did not play as we should always have,” Simeone stated. “They performed very effectively. Even after we received the ball, we could not get away from their press.
“Within the second half, we had been higher. We made it 2-1 [through Alvarez] and the referee determined to not rely it.
“The crew competed, regardless of the powerful defeat, and a 4-0 scoreline. We’re obliged to get good ends in the opposite video games now.”
Atlético play Seattle Sounders subsequent in Seattle on June 19, whereas PSG play Brazil’s Botafogo, once more on the Rose Bowl.