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Why is it said that Paris Saint-Germain is out of the range and the strongest in Europe?

3:00pm, 4 October 2025【Football】

Before this Champions League match against Barcelona, ​​there were so many conspiracies and storylines surrounding it, making it feel like sitting down to watch your favorite series, and a new season is about to begin. Nuno Mendes vs Yamal, Pedri vs Vitinia, and Luis Enrique vs. His "prospective son-in-law" team.

In the end, Paris Saint-Germain's match against Barcelona has become a classic battle. Over the past decade, it has bred its own legends, Internet hotspots and player battles. This year, this game was exaggerated as the Champions League final we had never received, although Paris lacked a whole bunch of stars and Barcelona also had a serious absentee roster.

If this game at Montsic Stadium is broken down into specific matches, then the situation is not completely bad for Barcelona. Despite facing the strong resistance from Nuno Mendez, Yamal almost made the Portuguese defender close to red, and Enrique was forced to send Lucas Hernandez to assist in defending Yamal in case of accidents. Pedri controlled the pace of the game in the first half, and his battle with Vitina for unball space was like an academic confrontation between two professors on the pulpit. However, after Pedri was replaced, Barcelona's game framework collapsed. But this is just a micro-level observation. Overall, Paris Saint-Germain is the team that is more prepared.

After a bad start in the first half, Enrique successfully restored order with Mendes and Ashraf, the two of whom are the best in the world in their respective positions. Mendes and Ashraf are contributing to the offense as the midfield gets caught in a fight between Pedri and Vitina against sporadic space. Sometimes it seems that the muscle strength of the whole Barcelona is not enough to stop a Nuno Mendez. Once, Eric Garcia, who was playing one of the best games of his career, collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion of energy.

In the second half, Paris Saint-Germain seemed more dynamic and powerful. Pedri was replaced by Bernard, just like the moment the player proposed to play when he realized that he could not win. Flick saw that his midfielder who once easily ripped Newcastle's high-pressure and owned Pedri and Frenki was now swallowed by the same type of "monsters", and the opponent also had additional physical reserves. In this meat grinder-like battle, Ormo seemed completely out of place and was not prepared for everything that happened on the field.

Luis Enrique's system is once again working nearly perfectly, with new details (such as Zabarney) also fitting into the right place. It must be admitted that Paris Saint-Germain is indeed the stronger team. Even if there are four regular main players, it may still be the strongest team in Europe. Their lineup depth and Enrique's coaching talent are enough to defeat opponents like Barcelona in this state. Once upon a time, people said that Paris was weak because they were in a weak league - the team had no decent opponents except the Champions League. Nowadays, people say that Paris is strong because they are in a weak league - Enrique's team can rotate calmly against teams like Ausselle and go all out in the Champions League. It seems that the strength of this team may not be related to the strength of the league.

Given Barcelona's ambitions, it would be very beneficial for them to play against those teams that are actually the best in Europe.