Atlético Madrid eliminated from Club World Cup as PSG and Botafogo advance from Group B | Club World Cup 2025

It took almost the second half, but the incessant attacks on goal brought their fruit to Antoine Griezmann in the 87th minute on Monday.

After the shooting of his teammate Ángel Correa was blocked by a defender, Griezmann sent a left foot in the net to lift Atlético Madrid to a 1-0 victory against Botafogo in group B of the Club World Cup in Pasadena, California.

Unfortunately, it is not enough to send the Spanish to the tours with direct elimination while Atlético Madrid needed a victory of at least three goals to move forward. Paris Saint -Germain, who beat the Sounders of Seattle 2-0 Monday, and Botafogo – who beat PSG earlier this week – won the first two places in the group.

In the 10th minute, Botafogo had a main opportunity to strike first after a ball at Jefferson Savarino gave the striker a goal race. Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid, however, expanded to keep the match without goal.

Julián Alvarez almost gave Atlético Madrid, his head just before half-time. The striker collected a pass right outside the area, turned and whispered a right foot, but his attempt was largely drawn.

At the beginning of the second half, Atlético again expressed the pressure on Botafogo with Griezmann trying to sneak in a left lap by the nearby post, but he hugs the post and off game.

In the 67th minute, Botafogo went to the offensive while Cuiabano launched a crossroads in the box that Igor Jesus struck at the first time. Again, Oblak was there to hit the attempt to maintain a white sheet.

Atlético was likely to rely on their advance after Griezmann’s late goal, but Botafogo continued to deny the Spanish.

PSG 2-0 Sounders of Seattle

In the other game of group B, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the first half, Achraf Hakimi struck the second and PSG ensured his place in the last 16 with a 2-0 victory over the Sounders of Seattle.

Gianluigi Donnarumma kept his second white sheet of the tournament in front of the supporters of the Maison des Sounders without having to make a safeguard while PSG closed their campaign of group B and rebounded after a 1-0 defeat against Botafogo on Thursday.

They will face second place in group A in a second round match on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia.

Seattle (0-3-0, 0 points) became the second MLS team to be eliminated after the release of Lafc after its 1-0 defeat against ES Tunis in Thursday group. Inter Miami, who is guaranteed to advance with a draw against Palmeiras later Thursday in group A, could find himself as the next opponent of PSG.

Hakimi’s goal came to a fast counter a few moments after one of the best chances of the Sounders. Finally, Bradley Barcola was slipped into the repair area of ​​the left, then chose Hakimi on the other side of the box.

Hakimi had time to take a touch of composition before shooting in a categorical finish at around 10 meters.

As expected, PSG had the majority of the first chances. The effort of Désiré Doué forced Stefan Frei to a sprawling safeguard in the 12th minute.

But the Sounders managed to press high and almost took a shock lead in the 19th minute after turning PSG at the edge of their own box – only for Jesús Ferreira to draw its highly high of the target.

Parisians were lucky with their 35th minute breakthrough. Vittinha’s initial strike from the edge of the penalty surface by traffic seemed to be heading for the right post. Instead, he struck the back of Kvaratskhelia, redirecting it carefully inside the amount before Frei could react.

PSG twice almost doubled its advance at the start of the second. After a promising attack on the left, the gifted attempt of the 56th minute of Goutout about 10 meters was blocked by the critical sprawling intervention of Nouhou. Four minutes later, João Neves voted for Hakimi’s exit service on the right next to the left post.