The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup paused to mourn Diogo Jota on Saturday, three days after the 28-year-old Liverpool and Portugal forward was killed with his brother in a car crash in Zamora, Spain. Players and supporters observed minutes of silence before the tournament’s quarter-finals, and two of Europe’s biggest stars marked their goals with personal tributes to the late striker. In Atlanta, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bayern Munich 2–0 before more than 66,000 spectators at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Substitute Ousmane Dembélé sealed the result in the sixth minute of stoppage time, then sat cross-legged on the turf and mimed holding a video-game controller—an imitation of Jota’s trademark celebration that acknowledged the Portuguese player’s passion for esports. Hours later at MetLife Stadium outside New York, Real Madrid edged Borussia Dortmund 3–2. Kylian Mbappé, returning from illness, entered in the second half and scored an acrobatic winner in the 94th minute. The French forward raised his hands to display the number 20, the shirt Jota wore at Liverpool, before looking to the sky. Madrid’s victory sets up a semi-final meeting with PSG, while Chelsea face Copa Libertadores holders Fluminense in the other last-four tie.
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