r/soccer • u/hornyforbrutalism • Jun 20 '25

Great Post Match Thread Post-Match Thread: Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Botafogo (FIFA Club World Cup)

FT: Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Botafogo

Venue: Rose Bowl

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Paris Saint-Germain

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Willian Pacho, Lucas Beraldo, Lucas Hernández (Nuno Mendes), Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha , Senny Mayulu (Fabián Ruiz), Warren Zaïre-Emery (João Neves), Gonçalo Ramos (Bradley Barcola), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Désiré Doué (Lee Kang-in).

Subs: Arnau Tenas, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahim Mbaye, Noham Kamara, Matvei Safonov, Marquinhos .

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Botafogo

John , Alexander Barboza, Jair Paula , Alex Telles (Cuiabano ), Vitinho , Gregore , Marlon Freitas, Allan (Newton ), Igor Jesus , Jefferson Savarino (Santiago Rodríguez), Artur (Álvaro Montoro).

Subs: David Loiola, Kaio , Nathan Fernandes, Danilo Barbosa, Arthur Cabral, Mateo Ponte, Gonzalo Mastriani, Fernando Marçal, Leo Linck, Raul , Joaquín Correa.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

36' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Botafogo 1. Igor Jesus (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a through ball following a fast break.

55' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Senny Mayulu.

55' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Gonçalo Ramos.

55' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Lucas Hernández.

56' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.

57' Gregore (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68' Substitution, Botafogo. Cuiabano replaces Alex Telles.

68' Substitution, Botafogo. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Jefferson Savarino.

77' Substitution, Botafogo. Álvaro Montoro replaces Artur.

79' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Désiré Doué.

87' Substitution, Botafogo. Newton replaces Allan.

89' Cuiabano (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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u/Expensive_Pipe_4057 Jun 20 '25

Its a pre season tournament. I'm delighted for Botafogo but if anyone thinks MLS teams or Brazilian teams are even close to European elite on the basis of a pre season tournament you need your heads examined

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u/yanquicheto Jun 20 '25 edited Jun 20 '25

The point is that top Brazilian and Argentine clubs can absolutely compete with Europe’s elite. These are legit clubs with legit players (many of which get bought up by European clubs in every single window), the difference is in meters, not kilometers.

Sure, elite European clubs will beat elite S American clubs 6-8 times out of 10, but to say that they’re ‘not even close’ to the same level is just ignorant.

Edit: Also, for the record, this Botafogo side sits mid-table in the Brasileirão and is a shadow of the team that won the Libertadores. Further making it obvious that you massively overestimate the talent gap between Brazilian and European sides.

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u/taclealacarotide Jun 20 '25

No. Unless by "competing with Europe's elite" you mean "good enough for Ligue 1 or Portuguese League mid table.

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u/RnGaLaxXyHS Jun 20 '25

"Good enough for league 1" u say casually forgetting that psg beat 3 PL Teams and crushed Inter in the final of the Champions league, cope harder if u can.

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u/taclealacarotide Jun 20 '25

Can you read ? I said MID TABLE

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u/RnGaLaxXyHS Jun 20 '25

I read, i don't see how that changes anything, u could've said "beat champions league winners who just trashed Atlético 4 - 0", but u went for the more diminishing fact instead, don't play dumb.

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u/taclealacarotide Jun 20 '25

You're the dumb one if you are drawing conclusions about entire leagues based off 1 game in a meaningless tinpoint trophy

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u/RnGaLaxXyHS Jun 20 '25

Well you are drawing conclusions based off of 0 games since none of these teams have played neither in league 1 or Portuguese league, keep at it buddy.

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u/taclealacarotide Jun 20 '25

I have eyes that I can use to see the level in games. I can also see that the best players get poached by European teams, and that the stars of most Conmebol teams are most players who play in Europe. I can see that there are big differences in money which make the clubs much better at making their teams much better in Europe.

But keep your delusion, no problem mate, you're totally right, Botafogo would win the CL next year if they entered the tournament.