With Palmer's double and Joao Pedro's goal, Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the 2025 Club World Cup final and won the championship. Maresca said that facing the powerful Paris Saint-Germain, his team must constantly put pressure on the opponent, and said that this approach was successful thanks to the efforts of all the players.

In the 22nd minute, Gusteau's shot from the penalty area was blocked. Then Gusteau passed the ball, Palmer received it and shot it into the goal, helping Chelsea to open the scoring with 1-0.

In the 30th minute, Palmer received a pass from Colville and broke into the penalty area and shot into the goal, helping Chelsea continue to lead Paris Saint-Germain 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Palmer passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Joao Pedro shot into the goal after receiving the ball, helping Chelsea expand its lead to 3-0.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 and successfully won the championship.

When asked how Chelsea fought against PSG, Chelsea coach Maresca shared, "Our tactical idea was to press one-on-one. PSG is a strong team and if we give them time, the game will become difficult. So we had to put a lot of pressure on them, and we did it in the first 10 minutes."

“Ideally, we would have liked to have played like this for the entire game, but we knew it would be impossible to maintain this intensity for a long time due to the weather. However, we tried to remain aggressive and not give the opponent any breathing space. We also had many wonderful moments in possession of the ball and took advantage of the spaces we envisioned before the game, which worked very well.”

Maresca said, "I think facing a team like Paris Saint-Germain, you have to press high, otherwise you will be in trouble. Because they have too many strong players, once they have time to cooperate and attack, the threat will be great. The message I conveyed to the players was that we came here to win. In the first 10 minutes, the team did it. Of course, the players' personal abilities and the overall tactical deployment, everything worked well."

"They have three players in the midfield, two of whom are marked by Reece James and Caicedo, and Vitinha is marked by Enzo. Through analysis, we found that this is a space that can be exploited. We arranged Palmer and Gusto in that position to create a numerical advantage. This is just one of our plans, and we will use different plans according to different opponents. The purpose is to help players stand in the most advantageous position to exert their abilities."

In addition, Maresca added, "This tactic has achieved good results, but it is still thanks to the efforts of every player. I am very happy, especially for the players, because they deserve such a moment."