Overview

• Chelsea took the lead in the 22nd minute when Malo Gusto pounced on a Nuno Mendes turnover to assist Palmer’s close-range finish.
• Palmer doubled the lead after the 30th-minute cooling break by latching onto Levi Colwill’s precision through ball and firing into the bottom-left corner.
• He then turned provider by threading a pass to Joao Pedro, who chipped Gianluigi Donnarumma for a 3-0 advantage.
• PSG were reduced to 10 men in the 83rd minute when Joao Neves was sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair.
• The triumph caps Chelsea’s youth-driven rebuild under Pochettino and Boehly in FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup.