Chelsea Captain: We Will 'Surprise A Lot Of People' Against 'Amazing' PSG

Last Updated:July 13, 2025, 18:27 IST

Despite PSG's strong performance, Chelsea's Reece James believes his team can surprise many.

Reece James in the pre-Club World Cup final press conference. (AFP Photo)

As the reigning Champions League holders, Paris Saint-Germain enter Sunday’s Club World Cup final as the favourites. Reece James insists that the Chelsea players are ready to ‘surprise a lot of people’.

PSG were already among the favourites heading into the tournament, but their emphatic 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in the semi-final has only solidified their status further.

However, Chelsea approach the final brimming with confidence. The Blues have won 13 of their last 15 matches across all competitions, losing only to Newcastle and Flamengo, the latter defeat coming when they were reduced to ten men.

Enzo Maresca’s side has kept seven clean sheets during this period, qualified for the Champions League, and won the Conference League on their way to the Club World Cup final.

“We are expecting a tough game, don’t get me wrong, they’re an amazing team, but we are an amazing team and I think we will surprise a lot of people. We have come a long way in our journey from where we started, and we are all looking forward to the game," said James to Chelsea’s media team.

Chelsea have created more attempts on goal than any other side in the tournament and have scored the second-highest total (14), with only PSG, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City finding the net more times (16).

With PSG scoring the most and conceding the least, it is no surprise that Luiz Enrique’s side are the favourites, but this doesn’t change much about the way the Blues prepare for the clash, as explained by James.

“Stats, data, favourites, not favourites, it doesn’t mean much to me or the team. It is something that makes other people happy. This is two great young sides playing against each other on the biggest stage and we are going to go toe-to-toe," James stated.

When asked how the team will prepare, James added, “I think we will prepare as if we’re playing another game. It’s a final, but we prepare every game like we want to win."

(With IANS Inputs)

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