Paris Saint-Germain beat Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Monday night to advance to the knockout stages of the Club World Cup as winners of Group B along with Botafogo who progressed despite a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scoredPSG'sopener in the 35th minute at Lumen Field in Seattle. And Achraf Hakimi doubled the advantage mid way through the second-half.
"We didn't start the match well," said PSG boss Luis Enrique. "We let Seattle have a few chances but by the end we were worthy winners and so I'm happy."
Enrique's men entered the32-team tournamentin the United States as one of the favourites for the title after claiming four trophies this year.
On May 31, PSG lifted theChampions Leaguefor the first time after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the final in Munich.
In the prelude to claiming European club footballs most prestigious trophy, they won the Coupe de France,the Ligue 1 titleand the FrenchSuper Cup.
On Sunday night at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, PSG will take on the runner-up from Group A.
Botafogo will play that pool's victor on Saturday night at Lincoln Field in Philadelphia.
The Brazilians, who won the Copa Libertadores last November, went down to Antoine Griezmann's late strike for Atletico.
But it was not enough to lift the Spaniards into second place.
On Tuesday in the competition, in Group A, Inter Miami face Palmeiras and Porto take on Al Ahly.
In Group C, Auckland City FC play Boca Juniors and second-placed Benfica battle with pacesetters Bayern Munich.
Originally published on RFI
