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PSG and Real Madrid Brace for Club World Cup Semifinal Without Key Defenders

The July 9 match at MetLife Stadium will see both sides reshuffle their back lines after FIFA handed multi-game bans to Pacho, Hernandez and Huijsen.

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Overview

  • PSG will be without Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez in defence after FIFA imposed two-match suspensions for their straight red cards.
  • Real Madrid will be without new signing Dean Huijsen after his sending-off in the quarterfinal, forcing Xabi Alonso to adjust his back line.
  • Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala sustained a left-leg fracture in a collision with Gianluigi Donnarumma, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.
  • Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended Donnarumma, calling it “excessive” to blame him for Musiala’s injury and characterizing the incident as bad luck.
  • The winner at MetLife Stadium will advance to the final and claim a $30 million prize in FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup format.