Sports News | Paris Saint-Germain Beats the Seattle Sounders 2-0 to Reach Club World Cup Round of 16

Sports News | Paris Saint-Germain Beats the Seattle Sounders 2-0 to Reach Club World Cup Round of 16

Seattle, Jun 24 (AP) Paris Saint-Germain didn’t allow a single shot on goal as the European powerhouse beat the Seattle Sounders 2-0 and advanced to the Club World Cup round of 16. Paris Saint-Germain opened the scoring in the 35th minute on Monday when a shot from Vitinha that would’ve finished well wide of the net hit teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and deflected in. The UEFA Champions League winners scored again in the 66th minute as the Sounders’ transition defense broke down. Seattle failed to locate Achraf Hakimi, who was wide open by the back post. Bradley Barcola’s pass found him with plenty of time to control and strike. Also Read | IND vs ENG 1st Test 2025: Rishabh Pant Becomes First Indian Wicketkeeper To Score Twin Centuries. Paris Saint-Germain won Group B on a goal-differential tiebreaker after Atl茅tico Madrid defeated Botafogo 1-0. The 68,740-capacity Lumen Field was lively with 50,628 fans. Also Read | Prithvi Shaw Granted NOC To Leave Mumbai, Set To Play for New Team in Upcoming Domestic Season. Key moment ======== Jordan Morris returned to the pitch for the Sounders for the first time since April to a massive home-crowd ovation. It was a meaningful moment for fans as Morris, who grew up in the area, played a key role in helping his longtime franchise qualify for the Club World Cup. Takeaways ======= Paris will play the runner-up of Group A on Sunday in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Seattle has been eliminated from the cup. What they said ========= “I think it was a great match, difficult for us, tough from the beginning because Seattle played a great match with intensity and quality on and off the ball. I think all the supporters enjoyed the show, and I like the way we play,” saidParis Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique “This has been one of the, I would say, toughest parts of my career in terms of missing this tournament. So much of the excitement around this year was this tournament. … You drive around, see yourself on the bus (ads), you want to be out there playing. Watching these guys compete and do so well in this tournament, I just wanted to be out there to try to help. 鈥 But I’m looking forward to what’s to come this year.鈥 said Morris. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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