Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a historic 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night as the Blues became the first winners of the new-look FIFA Club World Cup.
Enzo Maresca’s side went into the showpiece final at the MetLife Stadium as severe underdogs, but they produced a stunning tactical display to etch their name into the history books.
The England international opened the scoring with a well-placed shot past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 22nd minute, following impressive work from Malo Gusto, before adding a second with an identical shot eight minutes later after gliding past Vitinha with a fantastic dummy.
He then set up Pedro to make it 3-0, with the Brazilian dinking the ball over Donnarumma to give Chelsea a commanding half-time lead.
PSG improved after the break, but they were unable to find a way past an inspired Robert Sanchez, who earned the Golden Glove award thanks to a series of stunning saves in the final.
PSG soon lost their cool and Joao Neves was sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair in the 85th minute, while ugly post-match scenes saw Luis Enrique appear to strike the aforementioned Pedro in the face.
It was arguably Chelsea’s best performance of the Maresca era and any doubts over their controversial transfer policy have certainly been quashed for now.
Below, FootballTransfers runs through the best social media reaction from Chelsea fans following their memorable Club World Cup victory.
What have Chelsea fans said?
We didn’t just win the Club World Cup, we absolutely destroyed the Champions League Winners 3-0 in the process.
— Felix (@FelixJohnston_) July 13, 2025
Start giving Caicedo the respect he deserves. He is one of the world’s best. pic.twitter.com/VENyj78rYE
— Conn (@ConnCFC) July 14, 2025
Don’t ever write us off!!! Next season we will challenge for the Premier League. pic.twitter.com/dPk7vjq1E1
— Frank Khalid OBE (@FrankKhalidUK) July 13, 2025
CHELSEA ARE THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD AGAIN, RESPECT US OR DON’T, THAT’S ON YOU!!!
— Alex Goldberg (@GoldbergCFC) July 13, 2025
We are Chelsea, we win titles! Nothing has changed. pic.twitter.com/CQltZ2WEPu
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) July 13, 2025
They are gonna have to make a new competition, cause we’ve won it all again….
— CFCDaily (@CFCDaily) July 13, 2025
Look at the difference between Arsenal and Chelsea 😭 pic.twitter.com/QqPOKAxIZW
— Janty (@CFC_Janty) July 13, 2025
‘PSG will humble you’
‘PSG won the UCL, you stand no chance’
‘PSG battered Real Madrid’
‘You had an easy run to the final’
Alas, you’ve run out of excuses. pic.twitter.com/XQBs6C2obu
— Dubois (@CFC_Dubois) July 13, 2025
When you deep it, that Joao Pedro signing won us the club World Cup.
— Raf (@CFCRaf2) July 13, 2025
Joao Pedro and Liam Delap joined us a couple days ago and they’re already a World Champions.
Who wouldn’t want to join Chelsea?
— Mod (@CFCMods) July 13, 2025
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