“Chelsea have great quality to beat Paris Saint-Germain” – Mikel Obi

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Former Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi has tipped the English Premier League side to beat current European champions, Paris Saint-Germain and lift the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Blues eliminated Brazil side Fluminense to qualify for the finals with PSG whitewashing record European champions Real Madrid by 4-0 to set up the final clash on Sunday, July 13.

Mikel, who spent eleven seasons with Chelsea believes that the Blues have a good team to go past the Red and Blue at the MetLife Stadium.

“We [Chelsea] are in the finals and of course we want to win it. We have won the Conference League, qualified for the Champions League and it is going to be incredible if we go on to win this FIFA Club World Cup,” said Mikel Obi.

“Of course it is going to be a treble winning trophy for us. Listen we have to win it, we are in the finals and we have to win, we have got a good team.

“Two good teams are really playing good football and I think it’s going to come down to how the match plays out. At the end of the day it’s going to be some individual quality that is going to determine that game. We do have players that can create chances and score goals, Joao Pedro you’ve seen that, two goals in his debut but this PSG side the firepower that they have is going to be an amazing game for everybody to watch.”

A victory for Chelsea will mean a double trophy – the UEFA Conference League title and the FIFA Club World Cup in their cabinet. PSG are also eying a season’s treble of the UEFA Champions League, Coupe de France and the FIFA Club World Cup under Spanish boss, Luis Enrique.