Chelsea caused a major upset by being crowned champion of the FIFA Club World Cup after overwhelming PSG. However, the French team were sore losers as Spanish coach Luis Enrique assaulted player Joao Pedro, a scuffle in which goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was also involved.
In addition to that, in the final minutes of the match, Joao Neves from PSG was expelled for aggression, after pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair.
How was Luis Enrique’s attack?
Once the match was over, everything went up in flames and there was anger between the players of both teams who clashed at midfield.
There, coach Luis Enrique appeared and ended up slapping Joao Pedro in the face, causing him to fall to the ground upon feeling the contact.
Members of the security and other staff from both teams had to intervene to separate the players from both sides.
An image from the DAZN broadcast shows Luis Enrique’s coach saying, “he is standing like this, he pushes me, I touch him and he falls.”
According to El Chiringuito, a spanish sports program, Joao Pedro said about the incident that “they don’t know how to lose. I went to defend my teammate, they pushed me and I fell.”.
How was Chelsea’s victory at the MetLife Stadium?
Chelsea caused a surprise against Luis Enrique Martinez’s team, a well-oiled machine, Champions League winner for the first time in its history with a 5-0 victory in the final against Inter Milan.
The French, who easily eliminated Real Madrid in the semifinals, suffered a harsh awakening from their idyllic 2025, showing no reaction in the second half and feeling frustrated as demonstrated by João Neves and Luis Enrique.
PSG was aiming for their fourth title of the season, after winning the French league, the French Cup, and the Champions League.
But Chelsea bravely took the field and had a spectacular first half that sealed the final with Moisés Caicedo in the starting lineup, recovered from his ankle twist, Cole Palmer in stellar mode, and goalkeeper Robert Sánchez guarding the back.