Enzo Maresca compares Club World Cup with Champions League post Chelsea win

Chelsea became nan crowned champions of nan 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by defeating Paris Saint-Germain successful nan last connected July 13 astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey.

The Blues recovered nan backmost of nan nett thrice while PSG were incapable to unfastened their scoring successful nan match. Cole Palmer scored a brace and past assisted Chelsea's 3rd extremity by Joao Pedro.

Speaking aft Chelsea's victory, caput coach Enzo Maresca heaped praise connected Palmer while revealing what they planned to hit PSG, and said,

"These are nan games we expect Cole Palmer to look and erstwhile again he showed what he is made of," arsenic per Reuters.

"The thought was spell man-to-man because if you time off spaces to PSG they will termination you, truthful we tried to beryllium very fierce and suffocate them early connected and that strength was important successful nan first 10 minutes owed to nan scorching heat, that was really difficult conditions to play arsenic nan crippled progresses."

Maresca, then, shared his sentiment connected nan Club World Cup, claiming nan title to beryllium 'as important arsenic aliases moreover much important than nan Champions League.'

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What did Chelsea leader Enzo Maresca opportunity astir nan Club World Cup?

The 2025 Club World Cup has now reached its extremity since its commencement connected June 14. The title has been connected nan receiving extremity of disapproval pinch respect to its relevance and timing, arsenic it interferes pinch players' remainder successful betwixt seasons, among different factors.

In his post-match property conference, Maresca drew comparisons betwixt nan Club World Cup and nan Champions League, and added,

"I consciousness that this title [the Club World Cup] will beryllium arsenic important arsenic aliases moreover much important than nan Champions League. I was fortunate capable to beryllium portion of a coaching unit [at Manchester City] that won nan Champions League 3 years ago, but this title [the Club World Cup] features nan champion clubs successful nan world."

"That's why we worth it arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Champions League, aliases possibly moreover more. For us, it was a awesome triumph. Allowing Chelsea fans to deterioration that world champion spot connected their shirts is simply a root of pridefulness for us."

The adjacent version of nan Club World Cup will beryllium held successful 2029, wherever PSG and 3 different teams person already earned their spot.

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