French coach Denis Lavagne expressed his disappointment with Real Madrid's lackluster performance against Paris Saint-Germain in the clash counting for the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup.
It wasn't just a defensive collapse. I would say Real Madrid simply didn't show up for the match. In every area, they were outplayed—defensively, offensively.
Paris Saint-Germain were the superior side, and Real Madrid were on the back foot throughout. The whole team failed to deliver.
Real Madrid has needed to ask itself questions since last year about its collective play, about whether all the players are truly willing to work for the team. Attacking is good, wanting to make things happen is important, but there is also defensive work to be done, and everyone must contribute. You see the counter-attack, and then everyone has to play with a collective mindset. That’s the difference we saw today—Real Madrid needs to change a lot of things.
As a reminder, the Madrid club suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to the 2024-2025 Champions League winners.
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Paris Saint-Germain @PSG_inside thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, July 9, at the Club World Cup in East Rutherford.
Fabian Ruiz, Ousmane Dembélé, and Gonçalo Ramos starred against Mbappé’s side.
Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.
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