PSG v Atlético Madrid: Club World Cup - live

45s ago 15.44 EDT 39 mins: Ramos gets the ball in space just inside the area on the left. He has options to cross but decides to ping a shot straight at Oblak. PSG are working hard to win the ball back in the final third and Atletico are struggling to beat their press. Share

3m ago 15.42 EDT 37 mins: The players, I would argue, are taking as much time as possible over throw-ins and other set-pieces to slow things down more and take a few seconds off the clock. Share

5m ago 15.40 EDT 35 mins: Atletico almost enjoy an attack but Neves gets back and dispossesses Lino. PSG have enjoyed 77% possession. Something for everyone. Share

7m ago 15.37 EDT 33 mins: Everyone is hydrated once more and plays restarts. Share

9m ago 15.36 EDT 31 mins: The PSG wingers have swapped sides to amuse us all. We are enjoying a drinks break because it really is too hot to exercise. Share

10m ago 15.35 EDT 30 mins: Atletico give away a cheap corner. While we await it being taken, Simeone, who loves this sort of thing, throws himself to the ground with Ruiz in the vicinity. The Spaniard is booked. Atletico clear and Alvarez has a chance to break but when the time comes to pass, he sends it straight out of play. Share

12m ago 15.33 EDT 28 mins: PSG might agreed to play in spurts. They keep upping the tempo for a minute and the dropping it right back down, knowing Atletico can’t speed things up. Dazn keep telling me to upgrade to HD and then the sound drops for no reason. It’s not a selling point, lads. Share

14m ago 15.31 EDT 26 mins: Ruiz is crudely taken down by Le Normand, who goes into the book. Both Atletico centre-backs are now on a yellow. Kari Tulinius emails: “It probably says something about how seriously the European sides are taking this competition, that I’ve never seen Diego Simeone so unbothered about going one-nil down.” Share

15m ago 15.30 EDT 24 mins: Ermmmm … Simeone gets the other side of Mendes and looks to be through on goal. The defender puts his arms on the Atletico man, taking him down. The referee gives nothing, suggesting there is not enough in it. Atletico are unhappy but it would have been a soft award. Share

17m ago 15.28 EDT 22 mins: PSG have a free-kick on the right. Vitinha swings it into the box, Atletico have the chance to clear but do not take it, inviting more pressure from the European champions. The attack ends with Doue taking aim from 25 yards but it is a weak effort. Share

19m ago 15.25 EDT 21 mins: Atletico might need to adapt their walking football strategy now. They do not change immediately and Lenglet lunges in to stop a sprinting Hakimi, earning a booking for his recklessness. Share

20m ago 15.24 EDT GOAL! PSG have been the far better side since the off. They work it well on the right before Kvaratskhelia lays it off to Ruiz who does the rest with a piercing drive. Share

21m ago 15.23 EDT GOAL! PSG 1-0 Atletico (Ruiz, 19) Ruiz slams the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. View image in fullscreen Paris St Germain's Fabian Ruiz scores their first goal. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters View image in fullscreen Ruiz (C) celebrates scoring the first goal with Goncalo Ramos (L) and Nuno Mendes (R). Photograph: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images Share Updated at 15.35 EDT

22m ago 15.23 EDT 18 mins: Ramos shoots from 25 yards but there is no power in his effort and Oblak gets the long barrier out. Doue gets down the right soon after and his cross reaches Kvaratskhelia, who causes the goalkeeper a greater problem but he gets down quickly enough. Drury calls this a “chess match”. He’s right but it might not solely be because of the conditions in LA as I suspect the players are tired in general. Share

24m ago 15.21 EDT 16 mins: Kvaratskhelia has a run at Llorente but the Spaniard wins the battle. I am starting to debate whether to have some ice cream at half-time. It is father’s day after all … Share

26m ago 15.19 EDT 14 mins: Neither PSG winger has been able to influence the game thus far. Maybe they do not have much to give and want to conserve energy. Jason Geer emails: “This tournament is nothing but a money grab and content generator. It will be forgotten 10 minutes after it’s done. “To me, the most intriguing thing to track is which teams and players will most benefit from NOT being in the CWC. “I think of teams like Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Napoli, and countries like Belgium and Spain, each of whom have vital players resting in advance of another gruelling 10 month cycle beginning this August.” Only time will tell … Share

28m ago 15.17 EDT 12 mins: Infantino is there to boost the numbers in the crowd. Vitinha has looked the most lively on the pitch thus far, happy to take possession in all areas and is eager to find passes. De Paul is down holding his knee after a little kick. Nothing to worry about. Share

30m ago 15.15 EDT 10 mins: Atletico have barely strung a pass together yet. Share

31m ago 15.14 EDT 8 mins: Atletico are happy to cede possession and avoid putting too much pressure on because they do not want to be drained in this hear. Simeone Jt has hit the deck, complaining Mendes has thrashed him in the face. There is nothing to it but the Argentinian is still l complaining about an elbow. Grow up, mate. Share

34m ago 15.11 EDT 6 mins: PSG are looking to take control here, having the majority of possession as they work it wide to their devastating wingers. Understandably, it feels a little slow in the heat and there’s not much atmosphere coming from the stands. Share

36m ago 15.09 EDT 4 mins: Alvarez curls the resulting free-kick just wide while Peter Drury commentates of the shot like his life depends on it, before the sound drops off. “Ah, PSG v Atlético Madrid!” pens Justin Kavanagh. “Now here’s something to get the pulse racing and bring tears to the eyes. But, obviously, that’s only because one has to run the gauntlet of National Guard troops, US Marines, and tear gas to get to the stadium in LA. Well played, Signore Infantino, way to choose your dictatorship host country. “ Share

38m ago 15.07 EDT 2 mins: PSG use their glorious kick-off routine of kicking for touch down the field. Alvarez is bundled over 30 yards from goal to give Atletico a chance … “Sitting in a line of traffic trying to exit the freeway, there’s people jumping out of cars on the hard shoulder and a lot of people that look like they will be arriving some time in the second half,” writes Tom Pile. “Might be why the stands are a bit quiet at the moment.”

Fifa must hope you’re right. Share

49m ago 14.55 EDT I would describe the stands of the Rose Bowl as at best “sparsely populated”. The director will be banned from using the aerial shot soon. View image in fullscreen The scenes in the stands before the match. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Share Updated at 14.59 EDT

50m ago 14.55 EDT Here come the teams … one by one. Share

54m ago 14.51 EDT Kurt Perleberg asks: “Who is watching this Fifa Club World Cup?” It’s a good question. I can’t imagine the UK viewing figures for this match will be huge. It was a big of a faff to sort getting the Dazn app on my TV, to be honest. I am fascinated by Channel 5 showing Bayern earlier over this, too. Share

1h ago 14.46 EDT John Barnes (probably not that one) gets in touch: “So I’m am deathly bored at the moment and a lack of sport lead me to watch Bayern Munich beat a team ranked over four thousand places below them. It’s all a bit of a sham innit?

“But instead of PSG v Atletico I’m going to watch Wayne Rooney and boy has he still got it, scored in the first 5 minutes! I’m also amazed by just how much he looks like a young Raymond Briggs’s Father Christmas. ‘Bloomin footballs’.

“Now THAT’S entertainment.” Doue can’t compete with that! Share

1h ago 14.37 EDT Rob Green is out in LA and he points out that it is boiling. I suspect we are set for a slow-paced affair. Share

1h ago 14.33 EDT It looks hot at the Rose Bowl. It also looks rather empty in the stands but that might be people shielding from the heat. There does seem to be an overeager security guard there pushing the cameras away. Has he not heard how much Dazn paid for these rights? Share

1h ago 14.32 EDT It’s the same lineup in the studio. Richardson is right, this is actually a decent game in theory. It might allow him to gloss over how pointless the Bayern game was … Share

1h ago 14.31 EDT Gerard emails: “I just watched Bayern-Auckland with my son and it was obviously a shocking mismatch. Felt sorry for an Auckland side so terribly out of their depth and also for a Bayern side who were damned if they did, damned if they didn’t.

”We enjoyed a misfiring Harry Kane and wondered what sort of a negative goal difference Auckland would end up with at the end of the group phase (will Boca and Benfica really be easier?).

”My son is 14 and a bit naive to what’s really happening here. Personally I don’t give a sh*t as to who wins the competition. Too much football? Yes.” It does feel like the game eating itself. Players forced more games, fans forced to pay more money. All that is going to happen is the players will become more tired, the product will diminish and the real supporters will stop going, therefore ruining the atmosphere. Share

1h ago 14.28 EDT I should say the wonder combination of James Richardson, Mamadou Sakho and John Obi Mikel for the last match was a fantastic surprise. Share Updated at 14.35 EDT

1h ago 14.16 EDT I am genuinely interested in people’s views on the competition. I watched the buildup to Bayern v Auckland and the first half hour of the match. I can’t stand each player coming out onto the pitch separately nor the pointless countdown to kick-off. The fact Bayern played at half speed did add an element of humour. If this was a Champions League night, I would be very excited by this fixture but I am quite concerned it will be pretty sterile. Share

2h ago 14.11 EDT Starting lineups PSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Ramos, Kvaratskhelia Subs: Hernandez, Kamara, Kang-in, Beraldo, Mayulu, Mbaye, Safonov, Tenas, Zaire-Emery Atletico: (4-3-3) Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galan; De Paul, Samuel Lino; Simeone, Griezmann, Alvarez Subs: Azpilicueta, Correa, Gallagher, Gimenez, Gomis, Reinildo, Kostis, Witsel, Lemar, Carlos Martin, Molina, Musso, Koke, Riquelme, Sorloth Share

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