Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund meet in New Jersey on Saturday with a place in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals on the line. The winner will face one of PSG or Bayern Munich in that semifinal, also in New Jersey, and the narratives are already swirling no matter who advances.

PSG, the reigning UEFA Champions League winner, dismantled Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in the round of 16 with four goals in the first half of a 4-0 victory, while Bayern took down Brazilian side Flamengo 4-2 to set up the showdown with a familiar European foe.