Paris Saint Germain: Underrated or Overrated?

Who would have imagined a year ago that PSG would make the Champions League final the next season around.? Yet, here they were playing their first UCL final after 110 matches in the history of the competition, the longest ever by any team who reached the final, the previous one being held by Arsenal who had 90 matches to their name.

Nonetheless, we can’t take anything away from this Paris Saint Germain side. With Neymar coming back to the fray and being fully fit in the competition for the first time since his high profile move from Camp Nou, he showed why heavy bucks were spent on him. Neymar ticked almost all the boxes except the finishing for which PSG nearly missed out against Atalanta. Late drama by Choupo Moting, Mbappe, Marquinhos and he himself ensured that the efforts weren’t gone in vain. Their inspirational Brazilian captain, Thiago Silva was rock solid in defence with a calm presence on the field. Presnel Kimpembe, the man who partnered Silva in defence has improved by leaps and bounds since that heartbreak defeat against inexperienced Manchester United side due to his injury time handball which was comfortably converted by Rashford.

Not that PSG had a poor side a year ago but the senior players have taken great responsibility and younger ones played with confidence this time around which ultimately led them to closer than ever to the prestigious title. Talking about the final, PSG had the better chances undoubtedly in the first half, with their trio of Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria not able to convert from close range and missing chances against Bayern, you know the cost of it. Bayern are deadly as each of their players know how to get the back of the net. You give them half chances, they score. You miss, you will rue them and this was clearly evident to the French teams, Lyon and PSG.

PSG after so many years can be proud of their achievements and will look forward to the next season with confidence hoping to become one of the powerhouses of modern day football.

Can they manage to stay on top or was it just a one season wonder?

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