Club World Cup 2025 Power Rankings: PSG reclaim top spot after Inter Miami 'bloodbath' - but the draw has really opened up for Chelsea

Dortmund have rather gone under the radar at the Club World Cup, primarily because their group-stage campaign was more than a little underwhelming. However, they demonstrated a mix of attacking class and defensive resilience to see off a dangerous Monterrey side in the last 16 to set up a quarter-final clash with Real Madrid, which is obviously a repeat of the 2024 Champions League final.

It's hard not to see Saturday's game going the same way, but BVB will be buoyed by the fact that star striker Serhou Guirassy opened his Club World Cup account with a decisive double in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Palmeiras may have got through the group stage undefeated, but their only win had come against Al Ahly, so they were undeniably underdogs going into their all-Brazilian last-16 showdown with Botafogo, who had upset PSG on matchday two. However, Abel Ferreira's side performed excellently against their compatriots and were good value for their 1-0 victory, which came courtesy of Paulinho's extra-time cool finish.

So, while key defender Gustavo Gomez will definitely be missed against Chelsea, after getting himself sent off for two bookable offences against Botafogo, Palmeiras will be able once again call on the services of Estevao Willian, the Stamford Bridge-bound teenager who has been one of the most exciting attacking talents on show in the tournament so far.

While the strength of the Brazilian contingent has rightly received plenty of attention, Al-Hilal are undoubtedly the revelation of the 2025 Club World Cup. The Saudi Arabians may have spent a colossal amount of cash strengthening their squad over the past few years, but nobody expected them to make the quarter-finals in the States.

Al-Hilal are there on merit, though. After drawing with Real Madrid during an undefeated group-stage campaign, they produced the shock of the tournament so far by beating free-spending Manchester City in a seven-goal thriller in Orlando. As Simone Inzaghi said, they essentially had to "climb Mount Everest without oxygen - but we were great."

Consequently, Al-Hilal have absolutely nothing to fear from Fluminense - not with Yassine Bounou performing miracles in goal, Ruben Neves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic excelling in midfield and Marcos Leonardo proving a menace in attack.

After following up a record-breaking rout of Auckland City with a comfortable win over Boca Juniors, Bayern Munich blew top spot in Group C by losing 1-0 to Benfica. However, Vincent Kompany had rung the changes for the Bavarians' final group, in an understandable attempt to give some of his key men a break from the sweltering conditions in the States, and a stronger Bayern side re-established themselves as a potential title-winner in the last-16 win over Flamengo.

Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the 4-2 win over a team that hadn't tasted defeat for 11 games was the performance of Harry Kane, who struggled at times in the group stage but found the back of the net with two fine finishes in Miami. Bayern will undoubtedly need their talisman performing at the peak of his considerable powers if they're get past PSG on Saturday.

Fluminense are no longer the aesthetically-pleasing, free-flowing side they were under former coach Fernando Diniz, who led the club to a first-ever Copa Libertadores triumph with his relational, appositional approach to the game. However, what Renato Gaucho's Flu lack in pretty patterns of play, they make up for in disciplined defending and counter-attacking threat.

The Brazilians undeniably got a little lucky in the closing stages of their shock last-16 win over Inter, but Thiago Silva was once again magnificent in defence, while Jhon Arias maintained his fine form with another Player-of-the-Match-winning display. Flu will obviously be very wary of last-eight opponents Al-Hilal, who put four goals put Manchester City, but a team that has kept three clean sheets in four games will be looking forward to the challenge.

Enzo Maresca was not a happy man after Chelsea's last-16 meeting with Benfica, but that had more to do with the two-hour suspension of play than the nature of his side's performance. The Italian was actually thrilled both with the way in which the team had played for 86 minutes and their response to being taken to extra-time.

The Blues were obviously significantly aided by Gianluca Prestianni's red card when the game was tied at one goal apiece, while Moises Caicedo being banned for Friday's quarter-final against Palmeiras is a big blow. Nonetheless, despite finishing second to Flamengo in their group, the draw has completely opened up for Chelsea, who will now be very confident of making it all the way to the final, particularly as captain Reece James looks back to something resembling his best, and Pedro Neto is in fine form in attack.

Real Madrid's last-16 win over Juventus wasn't particularly impressive or exciting, but there were some real positives for Xabi Alonso and his players. For starters, Trent Alexander-Arnold provided his first assist for his new club, effectively paying for his transfer fee in the process, while match-winner Gonzalo Garcia showed why he's now being touted as the new Raul.

Perhaps most importantly of all, though, Kylian Mbappe made his return from illness in the 1-0 victory over the Bianconeri, coming off the bench in the 68th minute much to the excitement of the fans in attendance at the Hard Rock Stadium. The France captain's return is a huge boost for Madrid, who shouldn't have too much trouble in disposing of Dortmund in the last eight. The one issue is, though, that they're going to have to through either PSG or Bayern to reach the final.

It seems safe to say that Paris Saint-Germain are well and truly over their shock 1-0 loss to Botafogo. After securing their spot in the 16 with a somewhat underwhelming win over Seattle Sounders, the European Champions tore Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to shreds during a stunning first half in Atlanta that Javier Mascherano called a "bloodbath" to set up a blockbuster quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich.

The Bavarians obviously represent PSG's toughest test to date and it's likely that they'll have to overcome Real Madrid in the semis. However, the Parisians will be feeling pretty good about their chances of going all the way after clicking back into gear against Miami, particularly as the fit-again Ousmane Dembele is back in contention to start against Bayern after making his first appearance of the tournament as a second-half substitute on Saturday.