Chelsea are world champions

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Chelsea 3 - 0 PSG

Cole Palmer inspired a stunning Chelsea performance as they downed European champions PSG to win the Club World Cup.

Author | Lauren W

Stadium | MetLife Stadium

Club World Cup | Chelsea celebrate

The England attacking midfielder scored twice and set up a brilliant third goal for new signing Joao Pedro in a comprehensive 3-0 win over in-form PSG at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Palmer placed a low shot past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 22nd minute after Malo Gusto ran in behind Nuno Mendes, adding a second with a neat dummy and identical shot from the edge of the box just eight minutes later.

His defence-splitting pass allowed Joao Pedro to lob Donnarumma just before half-time to stun a team branded the best in the world by Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca before kick-off.

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In the second half Khvicha Kvaratskhelia immediately tested Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, while his close-range save minutes later from Ousmane Dembele was even more impressive.

Substitute Liam Delap also had a good shot saved as PSG were left with too much of a mountain to climb after missed opportunities by Joao Neves and Desire Doue when the scores were level in the first half.

The game was all but over on 85 minutes when matters got worse for the Parisians, as midfielder Neves was sent off after a brief VAR check for pulling defender Marc Cucurella's hair.

Palmer the poster boy for this new Chelsea era

Cole Palmer is both literally and symbolically Chelsea’s poster boy, and he will rightly dominate the headlines after this final.

In Times Square, towering billboards display the 23-year-old’s image, and before kick-off he posed with Ballon d’Or contender Dembele in a recreation of the iconic lunch-atop-a-skyscraper photo for Fifa.

His profile looks set to rise even further, as he cements his place as the face of a resurgent Chelsea. The Club World Cup victory follows their Conference League success in May, offering fresh vindication that the investment under Todd Boehly is beginning to deliver tangible rewards. The next step is to put in a serious challenge for the Premier League title. Something that they haven't done since 2017. 

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