Never mind the garish gold badge that adorns Chelsea's shirts, a tacky touch after they beat PSG to win the Club World Cup in front of Donald Trump last summer. Chelsea will not be challenging for the biggest trophies this season, nor for a while yet the way things are going. Never mind the PA announcer imploring home supporters to get behind the 'world champions' before kick-off. They had a three-goal deficit to overturn, and within six minutes PSG were 6-2 ahead on aggregate. The trio made a mockery of their Chelsea counterparts, including €100m men Fernandes and Moises Caicedo, who barely had a kick.

Source: Irish Examiner March 18, 2026 14:00 UTC