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The crushed wherefore Real Madrid won't vie successful a Club World Cup third-place play-off lucifer has been revealed.
Paris Saint-Germain booked their spot successful Sunday's Club World Cup last pursuing their ascendant triumph implicit Real astatine the MetLife Stadium.
Last season's Champions League winners ran retired 4-0 winners successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Wednesday.
Goals from Fabian Ruiz (x2), Ousmane Dembele and Goncalo Ramos ensured PSG's transition to the adjacent round.
The French giants volition look Enzo Maresca's Chelsea aft they precocious to the last aft caller signing Joao Pedro scored a brace against Brazilian broadside Fluminense successful a 2-0 triumph connected Tuesday.
In galore different large tournaments, including the World Cup, the losers of each semi-final volition look each different successful a third-place play-off match.
Ousmane Dembele wheels distant successful solemnisation aft scoring against Real Madrid. Image: Getty
However, this volition not beryllium the lawsuit astatine the Club World Cup, and the crushed wherefore has been explained.
Real's decision to PSG spells the extremity of their Club World Cup run aft FIFA decided against holding a third-place fixture successful bid to let participating clubs to instrumentality to their mean commitments up of the 2025/26 season.
In a connection posted connected the authoritative FIFA website, the organisation confirmed: "There volition beryllium nary third-place match, oregon bronze final, astatine the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
"For the inaugural variation of this elite planetary competition, FIFA decided not to see this lucifer to guarantee that clubs and players who bash not marque the last tin modulation to their adjacent commitments arsenic soon arsenic possible."
Real Madrid's Club World Cup run has travel to an extremity pursuing their decision to Paris Saint-Germain. Image: Getty
This means Xabi Alonso's squad volition instrumentality to Spain to statesman preparations for the caller season, which volition get underway adjacent month.
The La Liga outfit person not confirmed immoderate affable games oregon pre-season tours arsenic they unfastened their 2025/26 run against Osasuna.
As for PSG, they volition enactment successful the competition's last fixture earlier returning to France.
Luis Enrique's broadside statesman the defence of their Ligue 1 rubric against Nantes.
But days earlier their league fixture, they instrumentality connected past season's Europa League winners Tottenham, who bushed Manchester United 1-0 successful the final, successful the UEFA Super Cup connected August 13.
Like Real, PSG person not revealed their pre-season plans.
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