After winning the Champions League for the first time Paris Saint Germain can complete the year by receiving the year Intercontinental Cup. The European champions will play in the final Flamengo, brand new champions of the Copa Libertadores, this Wednesday from 2 p.m. in Argentina in Doha, Qatar.
FIFA brought the Intercontinental Cup back into play last year after revamping the Club World Cup with a 32-team format from all confederations. PSG lost to Chelsea in the final in the USA in July this year, a month and a half after the victory at Orejona.
“Last season in Paris, a goal was to make history and that is also the case this season,” PSG technical director Luis Enrique said. Until 2004, no French team won the Intercontinental Cup, which was held for more than 40 years. “This final will be different. We will play against one of the best teams in the world. It will be difficult, but that motivates us. We know their strengths because we saw Flamengo in the Club World Cup,” warned the Spaniard.
For their part, the Brazilian team is aiming for its second victory in the Cup after defeating Liverpool in 1981 with the legendary Zico and Júnior. In addition, he will try to crown a great year in which he won both the Libertadores and the Brasileirão.
While PSG went straight into the final as European champions, Flamengo had to beat Cruz Azul from Mexico and Pyramids from Egypt to get into the game on Wednesday.
South American clubs traditionally take the tournament more seriously than European clubs, but PSG spared several players in Saturday’s 3-2 Ligue 1 win over Metz with an eye on the trip to Qatar. In any case, he suffers a significant loss: right-back Achraf Hakimi did not travel to Qatar due to injury. The Paris team will have it Ousmane DembeleWinner this Tuesday of “The Best” award presented by FIFA for the best footballer of the 2025 season.
“We know how strong PSG is. They are the favorites, but that doesn’t dampen our confidence. This game is special for us. We will enjoy every minute, every second, every space on the pitch, every touch of the ball as if it were the last,” he commented. Alex Sandrofrom Flamengo. “At the moment it’s all about this game,” the experienced left-back added.
The winning club will wear a FIFA badge on their jersey next year.
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