Club World Cup Summary: Atletico Madrid wins but is eliminated, Messi faces Paris Saint-Germain

In the group stage of the 2025 Club World Cup, four key games in Group A and Group B kicked off on the 23rd. Unfortunately, despite Atletico Madrid defeating their opponents against Bottafogo and winning 1-0, they still failed to advance. In another game, Palmeiras shook hands with Miami International 2:2, and the two teams successfully advanced together. Messi will face his old club Paris Saint-Germain in the next round. In the focus battle of Group B, Atletico Madrid's promotion situation is in jeopardy, and they must defeat Bottafogo by at least two goals. Atletico Madrid attacked at the beginning, but Bottafogo also showed the courage to fight back, repeatedly threatening the opponent's goal, and the score was still 0:0 at the end of the half. Until the 87th minute of the game, Griezmann, who came on as a substitute, finally broke the deadlock for Atletico Madrid. However, their full-strength attack at the last moment failed to rewrite the score again, and was finally eliminated due to the disadvantage of goal difference.

Botafogo and Paris Saint-Germain secured the qualifying spot together, with Paris Saint-Germain defeating the Seattle Bayer 2:0 on the same day, firmly ranking first in the group with a goal difference advantage.

In another game in Group A, Miami International fought a fierce battle with Palmeiras to compete for the top spot in the group. The 38-year-old veteran Suarez shone brightly and heated. He made a wonderful pass for Allende in the 16th minute, who broke through and entered the penalty area and scored a goal for Miami first. In the 65th minute, Suarez made another effort with his outstanding personal skills, forcibly broke into the penalty area and scored strongly, expanding the score to 2:0. Although Palmeiras, who was behind, did not give up, they scored goals by Paulinho and Mauricio in the 80th and 87th minutes respectively, tied the score, and finally scored a key 1 point each.

At the same time, in another match between Group A, Porto met the Cairo Nationals, and the two sides started a goal battle on the court, and finally drew 4:4, both of which missed the opportunity to advance. In the standings, Palmeiras advanced as the first in the group with the advantage of goal difference, and will play against Bottafogo in the first round of the knockout stage; while Miami International will face Paris Saint-Germain as the second place, and Messi's duel with his old club became a major suspense in the game.

In this fierce game, Messi has a unique style, which makes fans look forward to how he performs in the next game. This Club World Cup is undoubtedly a passionate football feast.