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PSG beat Seattle to progress to Club World Cup last 16

Paris St-Germain beat Seattle Sounders to seal their place in the Fifa Club World Cup knockout stages.

The European champions win Group B and will play the runners-up of Group A Inter Miami.

Their opening goal had a hint of fortune to it with Vitinha’s 20-yard first-time drive heading off target before hitting Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the back and going in.

They added a second on the counter with Achraf Hakimi slamming in from Bradley Barcola’s pass.

PSG deserved their victory in Seattle with Desire Doue forcing three stops from Sounders keeper Stefan Frei.

The hosts’ best chance came when Gianluigi Donnarumma gave the ball straight to Jesus Ferreira, who shot over from a tight angle.

PSG play Inter Miami – in what will be a reunion with their former player Lionel Messi in Atlanta on Sunday (17:00 BST).

Inter players Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez and their manager Javier Mascherano, all played under PSG boss Enrique, when he was in charge of Barcelona.

 

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