Barcelona ultimately need to keep working on themselves. Real Madrid has plenty of time to learn and grow as a group, just like PSG did last season. Xabi Alonso has already proven himself to be a talented manager, and shouldn’t be underestimated. If there’s one thing I take from PSG, in particular, is how easy their game looks tactically.

Once with Lionel Messi’s Barcelona, now with PSG, Luis Enrique has repeated a major achievement against Real Madrid. PSG continues its strong run in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup—made even more impressive by a dominant victory over none other than Real Madrid.

The curtain finally fell on Real Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric's superlative career at the club after a drubbing by Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey, but in years to come that will be forgotten.