PSG on 'different level' - are they building greatest European dynasty? — SkimNews
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- PSG demolished Manchester City 4-2 in Champions League action on Wednesday, surging to a 3-0 half-time lead before weathering City's second-half fightback to add a fourth
- PSG are back-to-back European champions — thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the 2025 final and edging Arsenal on penalties in last season's showpiece — and are now chasing a third consecutive title
- A three-peat would make PSG just the fifth team to win three straight European titles since 1956, and only the second in the Champions League era after Real Madrid's 2016-18 run
- Luis Enrique arrived in 2023 and ended the "glitter" era of lavish spending, per president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, pivoting to youth investment and tactical discipline built around pressing intensity
- Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live at half-time: "This PSG team are on a different level" — calling City's treatment "an absolute pummelling" and "an absolutely roasting" from PSG's press
- Qatar Sports Investments took control of PSG 15 years ago, with the club becoming France's dominant domestic force before Enrique's rebuild unlocked continental success
Why it matters: PSG's dismantling of Premier League leaders Manchester City — a side unable to "string passes together," per BBC pundit Chris Sutton — points to a widening gap between the reigning Champions League holders and Europe's chasing pack. A third straight title, already within reach after two dominant final wins, would match Real Madrid's 2016-18 trio and cement Enrique's youth-driven rebuild as a defining dynasty of the modern era.
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