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NextImg:Paris Saint-Germain routs Atletico Madrid to open FIFA Club World Cup

Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha scored first-half goals and Paris Saint-Germain opened Club World Cup Group B play with a 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday afternoon at Pasadena, Calif.

Senny Mayulu added another goal in the final minutes and Lee Kang-in made a penalty kick in stoppage time as PSG finished off a strong performance at the Rose Bowl.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Spanish midfielder #08 Fabian Ruiz (2ndR) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Club World Cup 2025 Group B football match against Spain’s Atletico de Madrid at the Rose Bowl stadium in Los Angeles on June 15, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

In the first half, Ruiz put PSG on the board in the 19th minute when he sent a left-footed shot into the right corner.

Vitinha then scored a crucial goal in the first minute of first-half stoppage time. He shed a defender and drilled a hard right-footed into the net.

Atletico Madrid looked as if they were back in the game when Julio Alvarez sent a right-footer from the right side into the left corner of the net in the 57th minute.

But a sequence before the goal was reviewed and it was decided a foul should have been called when Koke hip-checked Desire Doue to turf. That led to the goal being negated.

Soccer goalie diving to block a shot.
Atletico Madrid’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak, right, fails to block a shot by Paris Saint-Germain’s Vitinha, left, to score his side’s second goal during the Club World Cup group B soccer match in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. AP

Mayulu sealed the match with a right-footed goal in the 87th minute and Lee nailed his left-footed penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time.

Atletico Madrid had a big opportunity in the third minute when Julian Alvarez sent a free kick wide right of the net.

PSG held a 16-5 edge in shots and put 11 on target to just one for Atletico Madrid.