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The ten best teams of the last decade #9

 Paris Saint Germain-

What ? Champions League Finalists in the 9th place? Yes. First off, the final was in this decade, but even if it was in the last one, I wouldn’t have gone higher than this. They won many trophies, maybe only less than Barca and Madrid, but you really have to consider the behind the scene situation. While Barcelona had to defeat the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico, Valencia, Sevilla, and a new good team every season, Paris have had no competition in the seasons they have won, when they had a slight competition they lost, to the likes of Monaco ! I mean, when I think of it, they don’t even deserve to be here. But, for the sheer amount of trophies they have won, they are here. 

Trophies- 

7 times Ligue 1 Champions 

Coupe De France- 6

Coupe De La Ligue- 6

Trophee Des Champions- 7

Along with this..... they have had ..... 6 domestic double and 4 domestic trebles, while claiming a quadruple in all of those 4 years too. That, even if it is Ligue 1, is impressive. 

Runners up-

Ligue 1- 2

Coupe De France-2

Trophee Des Champions- 1

Champions league- 1 ( sorry but I had to include this one )


Yep, that is a lot of trophies, a national record 43 for all time. But this decade, they have been on another planet altogetherly. (UCL isn’t a thing there). They have been winning without doing much. Well, this might not be good enough for competition hungry professionals like Ronaldo and Messi, but it is a perfect place for the Brazilians. I am watching you Neymar. Huge wages, a beautiful city and a beautiful bank account. That’s nice for almost anyone. 

That’s pretty much it about PSG, full trophy room, no UCL and a decent squad with a mentality of a juggernaut. 


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