PSG sends Club Cup warning

PARIS Saint-Germain laid down an ominous marker on their march towards global domination at the Fifa Club World Cup on Sunday as Bayern Munich showed no mercy to Auckland's amateurs with a ruthless 10-0 walloping.

The first full day of action at the inaugural edition of the 32-team club tournament saw newly-crowned European champions PSG produce a scintillating 4-0 rout of Atletico Madrid after Bayern;s double-digit drubbing of Auckland City.

The New Zealand minnows are one of the Cinderella stories of the tournament, made up of amateur players who had to take unpaid leave to travel to the United States.

But Bundesliga Bayern were in no mood to be charitable and duly ran riot in Cincinnati.

Jamal Musiala scored a second-half hat-trick after coming off the bench while Kingsley Coman, Michael Olise and Thomas Mueller all netted twice.

Sacha Boey scored the other goal in a Group C game that amounted to target practice for Bayern, who will face tougher tests against Boca Juniors and Benfica.

Meanwhile, Brazilian champions Botafogo hung on for a 2-1 win at a determined Seattle Sounders.

Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Portuguese giants Porto. 

Chelsea faced LA FC last night, while Mamelodi Sundowns open their account at 12am tomorrow morning when they tackle Korean club Ulsan.