Fabian Ruiz scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain built a three-goal lead in the first 24 minutes and routed Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, advancing to the Club World Cup final against Chelsea.
Ruiz scored in the sixth minute and Ousmane Dembele in the ninth following glaring mistakes by defenders Raul Asencio and Antonio Rudiger, and Ruiz made it 3-0 to cap a counter. Goncalo Ramos added a goal in the 87th.
Coming off its first European title, PSG plays for the championship on Sunday.
Real fared no better than Inter Milan, overrun by PSG 5-0 in the Champions League final . The 15-time European champion looked sluggish after traveling to Florida for training between games, and PSG had 76.5 possession in the first half.
A crowd of 77,542 was at MetLife Stadium on a scorching day with a temperature of 91 degrees Fahrenheit 33 Celsius at kickoff and humidity that made it feel like 101 38.