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No Trent Alexander-Arnold in the matchday squad for Real Madrid. We’re hearing it’s a last-minute injury.

Aurelien Tchouameni looks like he’ll be shoehorned into the position and will face a seriously tough test against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Mendes; Fabian, Neves, Vitinha; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.

Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Tchouameni, Asencio, Rudiger, Garcia; Valverde, Bellingham, Guler; Mbappe, Gonzalo, Vincius Jr.

The report from Madrid’s quarter-final win…

The Spanish giants stamped their authority on the match early at the MetLife Stadium, dominating possession and opening a two-goal lead thanks to strikes by Gonzalo and Fran Garcia in the 10th and 20th minutes.

Gonzalo, the 21-year-old forward continuing his breakout tournament, opened the scoring with a close-range volley from Arda Guler’s cross.

A reminder of the results from the recent rounds of the competition…

Match 57: Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea

Match 58: Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal

Match 59: PSG 2-0 Bayern Munich

Match 60: Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund

Match 61: Fluminense 0-2 Chelsea

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PSG will face Real Madrid at 8pm BST on Wednesday, 9 July (3pm local time). The match will take place at the MetLife Stadium – home of the New York Giants and New York Jets – in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The stadium will also host the final on Sunday, 13 July.

European champions PSG will face Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in what is undoubtedly the biggest game of the tournament so far.

PSG have already overcome fellow European giants in the tournament, beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the quarter-finals, and are looking to add a world title to their maiden Champions League win in May.

Meanwhile 15-time European Cup winners Madrid – who knocked out Dortmund in the semis – had a disappointing end to the 2024/25 campaign, losing out on the La Liga title, but can salvage something in a competition that the club are supposedly desperate to win.

And with Xabi Alonso’s new-look Madrid side meeting Luis Enrique’s settled treble winners, it promises to be a fascinating match-up in New Jersey on Wednesday night.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Club World Cup semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

These two European giants meet for a place in Sunday’s final against Chelsea, with the Parisians looking to add a world title to the Champions League they won in May.

Madrid, meanwhile, are known to be desperate to win the inaugural competition, with Xabi Alonso looking for a first trophy after just a few weeks in charge of a new side.

It promises to be a fascinating encounter in New Jersey, and we’ll have all the latest build-up and updates right here.