"Reality check," is the headline given by several media outlets following the news from the Whites. This is the feeling in Madrid after losing 4-0 to Luis Enrique's PSG.. Xabi Alonso, who in a few weeks had managed to establish himself as the savior, was harshly criticized by the Spanish press after a thrashing that leaves them without a chance of playing in the Club World Cup final, which will be played between Chelsea and PSG.

Xabi Alonso and Kylian Mbappé's Real Madrid were a broken toy in the hands of PSG. Luis Enrique's side devoured the Whites (4-0) and will play in the Club World Cup final on Sunday against Chelsea. If the rout wasn't bigger, it was thanks to Thibaut Courtois and the fact that the Parisian side were so overpowered that they allowed themselves to slow down.

"These days we want chartered flights. It's outrageous. You arrive at the airport and you don't go through where normal people go. The bus drops you off at the plane door, and the plane is amazing. You can order whatever you want. When you arrive and get off the plane, you have the bus waiting for you at the car, and then you get in the car, and then you get in the car, and then the police. From behind. You see how they block the highway and the cars line up for us to pass. You feel like the king of the world. Garriga is a Cinderella midfielder in the new Club World Cup: New Zealand's Auckland City, an amateur club that claims to represent 99% of world football. On the first matchday they lost 10-0 to Bayern Munich. On Friday, they lost 6-0 to Benfica. This Tuesday they close the group stage against Boca Juniors.

After Real Madrid drew in their Club World Cup opener against Al Hilal at noon in Miami in 30-degree heat and 70% humidity, Florentino Pérez struck his usual evangelical note, declaring: "We've finally achieved something we've been fighting for for a long time. Plus, with the game being free, all children around the world can watch Real Madrid today. It's a great joy for us, as we've fought hard to make it possible for everyone to see it."

The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup began with a goalless draw between Inter Miami and Egyptian side Al-Ahly. The match was being played at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, where American football is normally played. Around 60,000 people gathered, though the venue was not completely filled, in part because some fans were afraid to go to the stadium, as access required multiple security checkpoints. Many of the fans who wanted to go were Latino immigrants, some of them without proper papers.

Leo Messi's Inter Miami and Egypt's Al Ahly kick off the new FIFA Club World Cup at midnight tonight, a newly created competition that has generated far more controversy than excitement among participants. A total of 32 clubs, including Real Madrid, will seek the title in the final in New Jersey on July 13.