It takes some doing to make a team of Real Madrid’s superstars look like a steaming pile of amateurs. But then again, Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are operating at a level that few teams in history can match.

Real Madrid will start next season from scratch, manager Xabi Alonso said on Wednesday, after his tactical shift backfired in a 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semifinal.

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