European Champions are through! Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich provided the fans with a fantastic clash in the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals, missed numerous chances, so in the end, two late goals were decisive – Desire Doue’s twelve minutes before the end and Ousmane Dembele’s in the final seconds.In the last 15 minutes (including added time), Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez were sent off, Bayern desperately tried to level the score, but the Saints’ defence, led by Gianluigi Donnarumma, held out.Still, the match was unfortunately marked by Jamal Musiala’s horrendous injury in the dying minutes of the first half, as the young German collided with PSG’s custodian and ended up with a broken leg79′ DÉSIRÉ DOUÉ!Excellent finish into the bottom corner and PSG lead 1-0! pic.twitter.com/FGfPQY67Gh— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 5, 2025 TAKE A BOW, OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ! A brilliant stoppage-time strike and PSG double their lead with nine men! pic.twitter.com/2lZschE1ga— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 5, 2025 Looking at all the chances PSG and Bayern wasted, it’s shocking that the first half was goalless. Interestingly, the rivals were rather equal, missing four decent opportunities each.On one side, Gianluigi Donnarumma was an insurmountable obstacle for the Bavarians, as the Italian stopped Michael Olise (twice) and Aleksandar Pavlovic’s efforts, while Harry Kane’s header went over the bar. Gigio’s counterpart from the opposite ranks, Manuel Neuer, didn’t face as many shots on target, though he magnificently managed to stop Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in a massive chance.CWC: Chelsea’s double win – semifinal and a gem arriving next weekIn the rest of PSG’s promising situations, Kvaradona and his teammates, Desire Doue and Fabian Ruiz, failed to hit the target. In the dying minutes of the opening period, Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano found the net, but his goal was disallowed for offside.Still, the excellent impression the first half left was ruined in the final seconds, when Donnarumma accidentally collided with Jamal Musiala and broke the young German’s leg. Subsequently, the Italian left the pitch in tears, while the Bavarians’ forward was taken off it on a stretcher.Jamal Musiala suffered a serious lower leg injury after colliding with Donnarumma. pic.twitter.com/vyfyMLQOjk— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 5, 2025 Vincent Kompany sent Serge Gnabry to the field, but the Saint were again the first ones to threat, as Bradley Barcola had a colossal opportunity, but couldn’t get the ball past Neuer. Kingsley Coman responded a few minutes later with an effort way too mild for the Parisians’ keeper.Stunned by Musiala’s horrible injury or for some other reason, the teams weren’t as inspired after the break as they were before it. And while Kompany was apparently satisfied, Luis Enrique subbed Ousmane Dembele in for Barcola, hoping that PSG’s #10 could bring his crew the long-awaited opener.One can watch CWC 1/4 final for only $11 as ticket prices drastically plummetAnd the Frenchman was extremely close to finding the net and exploiting Neuer’s gigantic blunder in the 74th minute, but he managed to miss the empty net from a 20-meter distance. As the end was nearing, the Bundesliga side left more and more space for PSG’s hasty attacks and the European Champions knew how to use it!Once again they organized a quick counter, Doue made a terrific solo run and finished the attack with a precise strike from outside the area, putting the Saints in the lead with 12 minutes to go!Nevertheless, the final minutes provided the viewers with a genuine roller coaster, as PSG’s defender Willian Pacho was sent in the off in the 83rd minute for a reckless tackle on Leon Goretzka, giving Bayern a hope of avoiding defeat.🟥 Red card for Pacho! 🟥PSG will have to see this out with ten men! pic.twitter.com/TVkjqcwoT2— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 5, 2025 In the last five minutes of added time, the Parisians were forced to play with nine players, as Lucas Hernandez experienced the same fate as his teammate Pacho. Still, not even two dismissals made difference, as PSG’s sturdy defence held out. And not only that, but they managed to double the lead in the final seconds over Dembele.In the semi-finals, the Ligue 1 side will face either Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 20251/4 finalsFridayFluminense – Al Hilal 2-1 (1-0)/Martinelli 40, Hercules 70 – Leonardo 51/SaturdayPalmerias – Chelsea 1-2 (0-1)/Estevao 53 – Palmer 16, Giay 83 og/PSG – Bayern 2-0 (0-0)/Doue 78, Dembele 90+7/23:00: (1.65) Real Madrid (4.30) Dortmund (4.80)***odds are subject to change***
