PSG aims to complete historic quadruple against Chelsea in Club World Cup final

Paris Saint-Germain faces Chelsea successful Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup last astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey, with manager Luis Enrique emphasizing his "team of stars" doctrine that has transformed the French champions into the world's champion nine side.

After losing superstars Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Neymar, PSG has already claimed the Champions League, Ligue 1, and Coupe de France titles this season. Victory connected Sunday would corroborate their presumption arsenic the planet's apical team.

"We person 11 stars -- that's football," Luis Enrique told reporters Friday. "We don't conscionable privation 1 main player. We privation 11 stars, possibly 14-15 successful our squad, and that's the committedness we person from our directors and president."

The erstwhile Barcelona manager explained his approach: "This squad is supra idiosyncratic players and we are leaders due to the fact that of this. We volition suffer astatine immoderate point, that's the mode it goes, and we bash privation stars -- but lone arsenic a team."

From superstars to ace team

PSG's travel to the last included ascendant victories implicit European giants. They demolished Real Madrid 4-0 successful the semifinal aft beating Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid earlier successful the tournament. Their 5-0 Champions League last triumph implicit Inter Milan showcased their corporate strength.

However, Luis Enrique warned against complacency up of facing Chelsea. "If you deliberation this crippled volition beryllium a locomotion successful the park, you truly don't cognize what shot is about," helium said. "Chelsea won the Conference League, they are a increasing team. I emotion Enzo Maresca arsenic a manager due to the fact that his team, they ever spell to onslaught and they property truly well."

He added: "It's precise important for america to beryllium alert of however hard this crippled is going to be. Chelsea person talented individuals and they tin support nether pressure. Their squad is connected par with us."

Captain praises corporate strength

PSG skipper Marquinhos, who has been with the nine since 2013, believes this squad surpasses each erstwhile iterations contempt playing alongside legends including Mbappé, Neymar, Messi, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

"In presumption of results, this is decidedly the champion squad I person been successful astatine PSG," the 31-year-old said. "I person played with immoderate astonishing players who person achieved unthinkable things successful shot -- players who person won much than these players close now. But taking it each into consideration, this is the squad that has done astir collectively."

Marquinhos stressed the opportunity's significance: "We are alert of the value of this match. It's a aureate accidental successful a contention that happens each 4 years."