Chelsea captain Reece James sent out a bullish message to Paris Saint-Germain ahead of facing the Champions League winners in the Club World Cup final. James' colleague, Levi Colwill, on the other hand, issued a warning to the French giants as he claimed that the Blues won't surrender as easily as how Real Madrid did in the semi-final. PSG beat Madrid 4-0 in the last-four stage.

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• James sends bullish message to PSG
• Colwill claimed Chelsea won't surrender like Real Madrid
• Luis Enrique cautious ahead of CWC final

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  PSG have been the most dominant side in Europe in the 2024-25 campaign. They won every trophy they participated in this season and displayed a dominant show in the Champions League final against Inter as they thrashed the Italian side 5-0. Luis Enrique's side has continued their dream run in the Club World Cup as they scored eight goals in their quarter-final and semi-final clashes against Inter Miami and Real Madrid.

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• WHAT JAMES SAID

  Despite PSG's fiery form, Blues captain James remained confident of their abilities as he told reporters: "To be honest, I don't care that everyone is bigging up our opposition. We're preparing right and we're going there to win. I've been in many finals before where we were favourites and we didn't come out on top.

  "PSG are amazing and we're expecting a tough game, but we also have an amazing team and we're going to surprise a lot of people. I'm sure the analyst team we have will be looking at the games where PSG haven't done so well, and we'll try and adapt to that."

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  Fellow Chelsea defender Levi Colwill sounded even more confident ahead of the final as he added: "They are an amazing team – but we are not Inter or Real Madrid. They were really good. But Real Madrid are very different to us. They don't press like us or play like us. [PSG] can't expect us to give them the same game. We're going to bring different things. We're different players.

  "Most people around the world would expect PSG to win but we don't think that in this camp. I remember the first time in this tournament when I did media I said that we're winners – and we've made it this far. That shows I'm not lying. The players have got a really top mentality and we're really excited going into this final. It's where we belong to be. We're confident in ourselves to win the game."

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  While the Chelsea players issued warnings to their opponent, Enrique remained cautious of the Premier League club's physical abilities as he said: "Chelsea is a team similar to us. It will be a tight match against a very physically strong team."

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