PSG vs Real Madrid LIVE SCORE: Calamity defending sees Blancos fall apart as Fabian scores twice and Dembele strikes
Raul Asencio and Antonio Rudiger both made huge mistakes as Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembele scored, before Fabian scored AGAIN.
England star Trent Alexander-Arnold was due to start but pulled out at the last minute after a setback in training, with Fede Valverde coming in for Real Madrid.
The winner will face Chelsea, who beat Fluminense on Tuesday night, in a massive final on Sunday night.
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Today, 18:46 By Tom Sheen
Good evening - Trent OUT!
Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the Club World Cup semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
A place in Sunday's final against Chelsea is up for grabs - but there's already some major breaking news from the MetLife Stadium.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will MISS the game tonight after he suffered a setback in training.
Fede Valverde will start in his place for Xabi Alonso.
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Pauline Ferrand-Prevot storms into yellow jersey on eve of Tour de France Femmes finale
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- BBC News
One year on - What's it like being an Olympic champion?
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I wouldn't even talk about it because I was so - not embarrassed - it's more you never know if you are going to get one or not. "It's not something I was certain about, it was just a dream."I've been figuring my stride out a bit since then. It's been so crazy, in the best way." Despite only being 25 at the time, Scott was faced with a big decision about her future that was not as straightforward as one might wasn't as simple as taking a break, then jumping in the boat and going again."I spent so long trying to go for that goal of winning an Olympic gold medal that when you no longer have that purpose, a lot of athletes talk about the struggle after. "You are kind of like, 'what do I do now?' and you do have to ask yourself the question if you want to go again."The Northern Ireland rower said it "wasn't an easy decision" and she even tried some work experience to get a taste of the office life."For your own sanity, you do have to move on from that and find the next thing. I'm happy and content with that and I'm happy being back rowing."But I had to give myself a while. I didn't get back into a boat until around Christmas time and that's when I found my stride again. "At the time, I wasn't sure what I was going to do but I realised I didn't like the office and I missed rowing. "I didn't think I would miss the early mornings but it turns out I do love routine." 'You can't go to the shop in your dressing gown' After deciding to return, Scott had a virus that ruled her out of the start of the year but she is set to return to competitive action for the World Championships in September, where she should be reunited with her Olympic team-mates in the Women's Quad. For Scott, it is just one of the many "ups and downs" of being an athlete."I don't think I'm finished yet. I want to see what else I can do. "It might be great, it might not. But I'm willing to take the risk to try because it's an addictive feeling doing high performance sport."Scott added the response from Northern Ireland was "beyond" what she thought it would be and she is now motivated to "do them proud" after their support. However, Scott jokes about one drawback that has come from the fame of her success."In ways, it was beyond what I imagined, and in other ways it is still another rowing race. Those things never will change. "I didn't realise how many people cared about rowing. I couldn't go to the shop any more in my dressing gown, which I may have done previously. "Now, it's like 'that's the girl who went to the Olympics and won the medal'. I didn't expect that. "Rowing my was dream and winning an Olympic medal was my dream, and I didn't realise how many people shared that celebration with me. I feel so lucky to have experienced that." 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Despite winning everything there is to offer in the sport, McClenaghan says he is motivated by "wanting to be the best"."I want to win a gold medal at every competition I enter," he said."But the main motivation for heading into training every day is that I get to do gymnastics. That's a realisation I've had over the past 12 months or so. "Even though my goal was Olympic gold, the main thing that brought me to the gym every day was enjoying my sport. "In a twist from gymnastics, McClenaghan competed on and won Dancing with the Stars - the Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing. It was a different experience from the pommel horse, but one he says was "pretty cool"."It was the perfect blend of doing something different and challenging myself, but also having those similarities with sport, but I'm not a retired dancer" he winning gold, he has travelled around Ireland and visited various gymnastics' clubs to speak to the stars of the future."I knew how big winning an Olympic gold medal was to me growing up," McClenaghan said."I'm now in a privileged position to inspire and I don't that responsibility lightly." 'It was better than I thought it was going to be' Daniel Wiffen made history in Paris when he became the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win a gold medal in 36 years when he won 800m freestyle gold in the pool. 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"Once I retire from swimming and look back on it, I can say I've won Olympic gold and achieved the fullest moment I could in the sport." Despite being Olympic champion, McMillan said the "most pressurised situation" is at the national trials, where you only get "one chance" to swim at international events later that year. "It's not like you get a smoother ride because of what you done last year. You start back to where you were and you almost have to prove yourself again. "That gives you more confidence because there's almost a fear of not knowing what you'll perform like because you've had time off."McMillan won World Championships gold for Great Britain in Singapore on Friday and, speaking before the competition, had said he had been "thinking of other ways to get better" after his Olympic gold."You've reached the best thing you can get in the sport, there's nothing better really. 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Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
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'I rejected big-money Liverpool transfer - now I could replace Son Heung-min at Tottenham'
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