Horror Musiala injury as nine-man PSG hold off Bayern Munich to reach Club World Cup semi-finals

Jamal Musiala was carried off at half-time, having suffered a horrific broken ankle in a challenge from Gianluigi Donnarumma

Paris Saint-Germain's Desire Doue celebrates his team's goal during the Club World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between PSG and Bayern Munich in Atlanta, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Paris Saint-Germain were a goal up and two men down, deep into stoppage time, when they went on one last run of hundreds here. Suddenly, as had happened so many times in a breathless afternoon in Atlanta, the pitch opened up and players poured into the space. They should have been exhausted, but off went Vitinha through the middle, Ousmane Dembélé sprinting alongside and soon joined by more men. He smashed the bar with the first shot but Achraf Hakimi got possession back, dribbled through three and set up the Frenchman to score the goal that ended it.

Actually, “ended” may not be the word, because although that was the 95th minute, there was still time for Bayern Munich to have a penalty given and taken away again. Ultimately, though, by adding to Désiré Doué’s 79th-minute opener, Dembélé had secured PSG’s passage to the Club World Cup semi-finals. Bayern were out. Worse, they had watched Jamal Musiala carried off at half-time, unlikely to return for a long time having suffered a horrific broken ankle in a challenge from Gianluigi Donnarumma who, seeing the grim sight, had been left close to tears.