PSG's 'team of stars' seek perfect finale at Club World Cup - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Luis Enrique said Paris Saint-Germain's «team of stars» can deliver the «icing on the cake» for their incredible season in the FIFA Club World Cup final after seeing the club overcome the exits of Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Neymar to become the best team in the world.

PSG face Chelsea in Sunday's final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as strong favourites to add the Club World Cup to the Champions League, Ligue 1 and Coupe de France titles already won during the 2024-25 season.

Enrique's team are now widely recognised as the number one club side in the world and a win on Sunday would confirm that status.

But after rebuilding PSG following the departures of their superstar players, former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says the key to the team's success has been their team of stars rather than one individual.

«We have 11 stars — that's football,» Luis Enrique told reporters on Friday. «We don't just want one main player.

»We want 11 stars, maybe 14-15 in our squad, and that's the commitment we have from our directors and president.

«We want a team of stars. There isn't a single PSG fan acting as the star, the whole of the Parc des Princes is the star, and that's what we want on the pitch.

»This team is above individual players and we are leaders because of this. We will lose at some point, that's the way it goes, and we do want stars — but only as a team."

PSG booked their place in the final with a 4-0 semifinal win against Real Madrid having already beaten fellow European heavyweights Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid en route to the final.

A 5-0 Champions League final win against Inter Milan, after beating four Premier League team previously in this season's competition, underlined PSG's