EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Fabián Ruiz scored twice and Ousmane Dembélé added a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappé from the FIFA Club World Cup by sailing to a 4-0 semifinal win on Wednesday.
PSG built a 3-0 lead in 24 minutes, deflating the heavily pro-Madrid crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Gonçalo Ramos, who subbed on for Dembélé early in the second half, added a goal for good measure in the 87th minute.
Gianluigi Donnarumma parried one early shot by Mbappé and finished with two saves, but the PSG defense was otherwise unbothered en route to their fifth clean sheet in six tournament matches.
Wednesday marked Mbappé’s first time facing PSG, for whom he scored 256 goals over seven years before joining Madrid a year ago. After coming on as a substitute the past two matches, Mbappé started up front alongside Gonzalo García, but was held off the scoresheet.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was out of Real Madrid’s squad, reportedly due to a training injury.
PSG’s attack wasted no time, forcing Courtois to make two difficult saves during the first five minutes. But in the sixth, Dembélé robbed Raúl Asencio of the ball in the center of the box, tapped it away from Courtois’ diving reach and set up Ruiz for a one-timer into the back of the net.
Dembélé made Madrid pay again when he closed in on Antonio Rüdiger, who proceeded to whiff on a pass attempt in the defensive half. Dembélé bolted away and beat Courtois in the bottom left corner for a 2-0 lead less than nine minutes in.
After Mbappé’s third shot of the day was blocked, PSG ran out on a clinical counterattack. Achraf Hakimi sprung free down the right side on a give-and-go with Dembele, and Hakimi’s cross set up Ruiz’s second goal in the 24th minute.
PSG will face Chelsea on Sunday in the final. Chelsea won the title in 2021, while PSG will try to become the first team from France to capture the trophy. The Ligue 1 champions lead the all-time series with three wins, three draws and two losses against Chelsea.
All eight of those games came in UEFA Champions League competition.
