PSG vs Real Madrid: Club World Cup Preview, Kick-Off, TV, Live Stream & Key Stats

2025-07-27 21:40:21

A mouth-watering
Club World Cup
semi-final is in store as
Paris Saint-Germain
face
Real Madrid
this week.

Both teams took care of business against Germany’s best in the quarter-final
to be among the final four and in with a chance of being crowned champions of the world
.

PSG
left it late to overcome Bayern Munich
as goals from Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele got the job done
in a game that was marred by a serious injury to Jamal Musiala.

Meanwhile, Los Blancos continue to impress under new head coach Xabi Alonso –
even if they avoided a late scare against Borussia Dortmund having raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes
.

The other interesting sub-plot to this fixture is
Kylian Mbappe
as the Frenchman is in line to face his former club for the first time since leaving to join Real Madrid on a free transfer last summer.

Date, kick-off time and venue

PSG vs Real Madrid is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The match will take place at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Where to watch PSG vs Real Madrid

TV channel:

In the UK, viewers can watch the game live free-to-air on 5 (formerly known as Channel 5). Coverage begins at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.

Live stream:

Viewers can also watch the action live online via channel5.com and the DAZN website which are both free with a registration.

DAZN is the global broadcaster of the new-look Club World Cup
. No subscription is required to watch the game, with the entire tournament available to their ‘Freemium’ members, which means you only need to sign up for a free DAZN account.

Live blog:

You can follow all the action on matchday via

Standard Sport

’s live blog!

PSG vs Real Madrid team news

William Pacho and Lucas Hernandez are suspended for Paris Saint-Germain after being sent-off against Bayern Munich in the semi-final.

As two natural left-sided defenders, their absences leave Luis Enrique with a selection dilemma. That said, Lucas Beraldo is likely to get the nod to partner captain Marquinhos in central defence.

After two substitute appearances at the tournament, scoring on his last, Ousmane Dembele will be pushing for a start at the expense of Bradley Barcola.

Real Madrid will be without summer signing Dean Huijsen after he was sent-off late on against Borussia Dortmund.

Whilst Eder Militao was on the bench for the semi-final, he is unlikely to be rushed back from his knee injury, so Raul Asencio is set to resume his central defensive partnership with Antonio Rudiger.

Mbappe is in contention to make his first start at the Club World Cup, but Gonzalo Garcia’s form doesn’t guarantee the Frenchman a start against his former club.

PSG vs Real Madrid prediction

A difficult one to call. PSG have looked imperious – barring the Botafogo loss in the group stage – throughout the tournament so far, but they didn’t have it all their own way against Bayern.

Furthermore, it will be interesting to see how they cope without Pacho – who has forged such a strong partnership with Marquinhos – against a Madrid attack that could be boosted by Mbappe’s return.

PSG are on a roll at the moment, confidence will be high and that should see them edge out Los Blancos in what will be a closely run encounter.

PSG to win, 2-1.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

The most recent meeting between these two European giants was

THAT

Champions League round of 16 second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu where a 17-minute Karim Benzema hat-trick saw Real Madrid produce a stirring fightback.

PSG wins: 2

Real Madrid wins: 4

Draws: 2

PSG vs Real Madrid match odds

PSG to qualify: 4/5

Real Madrid to qualify: 1/1

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

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