PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: Club World Cup semi-final – as it happened

Fabian Ruiz scored twice as the champions of Europe made the final by swatting aside Real Madrid with ease

At last ... here come the players! One by one. PSG first, in their new blue shirts with red-lattice stripe that [squints] pays tribute to Paris's architectural heritage." Then out come Real Madrid in white shirts that [narrows eyes again, adjusts pince-nez] mark the Bernabeu's latest refurbishment with a design featuring subtle shapes, textures and colours borrowed from its long and storied history ... a performance-focused construction for quick-fire football with heat-applied club crest for unparalleled inspiration." Soccer!

Kick-off has been delayed until 3.10pm local time, 8.10pm UK time. That's because both teams got caught in traffic on their way to the stadium from their Manhattan hotels, and rocked up 20 minutes later than expected. Real have had no luck whatsoever on their travels: their flight to NYC was delayed for three hours last night due to storms.