Paris Saint-Germain finally won the Champions League and claimed Europe’s first crown, beating Inter Milan comprehensively in the final on Saturday. But even more importantly, they finally have a team worthy of the trophy.
I’ve seen several attempts to climb this mountain from Qatar-owned clubs, such as Edinson Kavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, via Killian Mbappe and Neymar, by getting great names in the game. But the trick was done in the end was completely different. A team created with a well-measured balance between youth and experience was excavated perfectly perfectly by a coach with a clear vision filled with technical capabilities. When Mbappe, the last piece from his previous era to Real Madrid last summer, left the French capital, its success is rather symbolic.
Luis Enrique created a team that has it all. They play with lots of talent and offensive intentions, regardless of the opposite. They filmed the Champions League charts this season. If that’s not enough, they have the best one between posts to retreat.
Perhaps the most important aspect of PSG’s style is that there are no players who see themselves above the rest of the team, doing other tasks on the team, or even feeling a slight responsiveness when another name of the team steals the headline. You’ll see their skilled and exciting forwards come back and defend with everything they have. You can also see the defenders appear in the opposition’s six-yard box to get a simple tap-in. And even if these players are extraordinary, it’s nothing more than criminals to exclude the mid-part section from this admiration.
Against Inter, they ended the match (in honor of Nerazzurri, they cannot be called a contest). It’s hard to remember if there was a more one-sided Champions League final. Even a 5-0 scoreline in the final whistle looked kind to Inter.
On their way to the finals, PSG eliminated three Premier League teams and already defeated Manchester City in the group stage. The comeback victory over Pep Guardiola’s side was truly amazing, representing a turning point in what looked like a very overwhelming Champions League campaign, but what caught the eye was how they outweighed Liverpool in the first leg of the round clash. Lucky wasn’t really on their side in that game. Alison Becker delivered a spectacular performance at Liverpool goal, with Harvey Elliott taking the late winner for his team, but it all fined through Ansmane Dembele’s early strike, Ansmane Dembele’s early strike, Ansmane Dembele’s early strike, Ansmane Dembele’s early strike, and Ansmane Dembele’s early strike, while holding a fine like an Analmiji Don Don speech.
Perhaps a 3-1 victory in Paris over Aston Villa in the quarterfinals outweighed a 3-2 defeat to the side coached by former Villa Park boss Unai Emery, who nearly regularly beat Arsenal on both feet in the semi-finals.
PSG, who secured a League One title a while ago, won the French Cup by beating Stade de Reims in the final last week. Now they’re completing the high notes, and the work on 2024/25 is being done in an epic way. For Enrique and his men, there will be some deserved rest next, followed by a new challenge awaiting the FIFA Club World Cup.
But Enrique and the club’s hierarchy are already thinking about a future that has surpassed that. 2025/26 will be faster, pondering how to maintain success on 2024/25, and even succeeding on your priority list.