Real Madrid centre-back, Antonio Rudiger has predicted a “tough” match when the Los Blancos clash with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup in the US.

Both teams booked their places in the last-4 on Saturday after beating Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, respectively.

Real Madrid defeated Dortmund 3-2, while PSG won Bayern Munich 2-0.

The two teams will now return to MetLife Stadium on Wednesday for a blockbuster semi-final tie.

Speaking after Real Madrid defeated Dortmund, Rudiger said at his post-match interview: “PSG are a very, very tough team.

“They [PSG] showed that they’re one of the best in Europe in terms of form, and it will be a tough match.

“But we’re Real Madrid and we’re up for the challenge.”

Rudiger will be without his defensive partner Dean Huijsen for the PSG game after the Spain international picked a red card against Dortmund.

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Real Madrid centre-back, Antonio Rudiger has predicted a “tough” match when the Los Blancos clash with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup in the US.

Both teams booked their places in the last-4 on Saturday after beating Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, respectively.

Real Madrid defeated Dortmund 3-2, while PSG won Bayern Munich 2-0.

The two teams will now return to MetLife Stadium on Wednesday for a blockbuster semi-final tie.

Speaking after Real Madrid defeated Dortmund, Rudiger said at his post-match interview: “PSG are a very, very tough team.

“They [PSG] showed that they’re one of the best in Europe in terms of form, and it will be a tough match.

“But we’re Real Madrid and we’re up for the challenge.”

Rudiger will be without his defensive partner Dean Huijsen for the PSG game after the Spain international picked a red card against Dortmund.

Bayern Munich manager, Vincent Kompany has provided the latest update on Jamal Musiala after the midfielder sustained a leg injury during their FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.

Recall that goals from Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele gave PSG the victory against Bayern Munich.

Musiala picked a leg injury during the encounter as he was stretchered off after a heavy collision with Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Speaking after the game, Kompany said that Musiala will get the best medical treatment, adding that the Germany international might have sustained an ankle injury.

“The situation with Jamal was very emotional. We all saw what happened and it didn’t look good,” Kompany said at his post-match interview.

“We hope it is not as bad as it looked, and we hope everything goes well and he received the best medical treatment.

“From just watching the images, it looks like an ankle injury of some sort, but I’m not going to make a diagnosis.”

Leaders of Student Union Governments, SUGs, across various higher institutions in Niger State have been urged to collaborate with their school authorities to tackle Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, in the state.

The call was made by Hafsat Kusherki, the Gender-Based Violence, GBV Desk Officer at the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, during a one-day training organised for selected SUG leaders by Global Promoters for Community Initiative, GPCI, in Minna.

She emphasised the need for SUG leaders to sensitise their fellow students to speak out and report any form of violence.

According to her, “The aim is to strengthen women and students’ voices, promote women’s rights, and end violence against women and girls in Niger State.”

The project coordinator of GPCI, Olasukanmi Kalejaiye, called on the National Assembly to pass the bill on sexual harassment into law, specifically, the bill to prevent, prohibit, and redress sexual harassment in tertiary education institutions.

He also urged the Niger State Government to pass the Gender Equal Opportunity Law and to establish a commission for people with disabilities.

Hajara Achibi, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, explained that the training was designed to raise awareness of the harmful effects of negative behaviours, stereotypes, and GBV on both survivors and the wider community, as well as the roles individuals and communities can play in prevention.

The student leaders, drawn from institutions including the Federal University of Technology, FUT Minna, and Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU, Lapai, among others, called for step-down training sessions in their respective campuses to enable students and survivors of SGBV to speak up and report to the appropriate authorities.