PSG's dominance wasn't confined to one side of the field, though. Nuno Mendes, the do-everything left back, was everywhere. He was bombing down the wing, bamboozling Real Madrid by inverting into the half-space, and even chasing down Vinicius Jr. when the Real Madrid star looked to be in on goal in the first half.

Real Madrid canceled pre-match media duties ahead of Wednesday’s FIFA Club World Cup semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain.Xabi Alonso was due to answer questions from reporters at 7.30 p.m. ET in MetLife Stadium,