Ruiz scores twice as PSG reach final

New Jersey

Fabian Ruiz scored two goals to help Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) beat Real Madrid 4-0 and reach the FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. The French and European champions will now face Chelsea in the final on Sunday at the same stadium.

PSG took charge early. In the sixth minute, Real Madrid's Raul Asencio lost the ball in the box, and Ruiz easily scored into an open net. Soon after, Ousmane Dembele took advantage of a mistake by Antonio Rudiger to score PSG’s second goal. Dembele now has 27 goals in 33 games for PSG this year.

Ruiz made it 3-0 after finishing a cross from Dembele. PSG looked very strong, even coming close to scoring again through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who missed by inches after a fine run. Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made several key saves to keep the score from becoming worse before halftime.

In the second half, Real Madrid played better but failed to score. Kylian Mbappe missed a good chance, and Vinicius Junior could not make an impact from the right wing. Jude Bellingham’s powerful shot was blocked.

A bright spot for Madrid was Eder Militao’s return from injury. He helped the defense and nearly scored twice but could not beat PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Near the end, Goncalo Ramos added a fourth goal after turning past defenders and shooting past Courtois. PSG’s defense stayed strong, stopping all Real Madrid’s efforts. With this big win, PSG are confident as they head into the final. Fans now look forward to an exciting match against Chelsea to decide the Club World Cup champion.