Chelsea players celebrating Club World Cup victory.
CHELSEA have thrashed European champions Paris Saint-Germain to win FIFA’s Club World Cup.
The French side were the heavy favourites to win the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey but were 3-0 down within 43 minutes.
They eventually finished the game with 10 men after the midfielder Joao Neves pulled Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella’s hair in the 85th minute.
Chelsea talisman Cole Palmer had scored almost identical finishes in the 22nd and 30th minute to give the West London side a two-goal advantage a third of the way through the tie.
The England international later played a beat pass to Brazilian forward Joao Pedro – who lifted the ball over PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to give the just before half-time.
PSG came out strong at the start of the second and nearly narrowed the deficit in the 53rd minute when Ousmane Dembele struck at goal from six yards.
However, it was well-saved by Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez who put in a strong performance all night for the West London.
Goal scorer Pedro received a standing ovation from Chelsea fans as he was replaced by Liam Delap on the 67th minute – with the Englishman nearly scoring with his first touches of the game as he had a shot from outside the area well-saved by Donnarumma.