When you have a three man attacking trio led by Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi,
you will back your team to go all out and score all sorts of goals.
Mauricio Pochettino is a lucky man indeed.
The Argentine tactician has all three man to rely upon this season when you look at
Paris Saint Germain’s midfield, it is more than just good enough to keep the front three
busy all year long.
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Today, we are going to have a discussion about five teams from the yesteryears that can beat
the current PSG lineup.
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5) AC Milan under Carlo Ancelotti While many people have forgotten, Carlo Ancelotti’s
claim to fame was during his time at AC Milan where he won the Champions League trophy during
the 2002-03 season.
That Milan side was comprised of some of the greatest players of that era.
With the legendary Andriy Shevchenko leading the line alongside Flippo Inzaghi, the two
men had enough creative elements around them in the shape of Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf
and Rui Costa.
The backline was also very stable with Alessandro Nesta and Paolo Maldini forming a formidable
partnership.
Could this team beat the current PSG side?
We think so! 4) Zidane’s Real Madrid
Between 2013 and 2018, Real Madrid won four Champions League titles.
Los Blancos boasted quite a squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo was scoring goals like a machine and was well backed by the ever reliable
Karim Benzema.
Gareth Bale still prioritized football over Golf while Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were
also in their peak.
This Madrid team could have easily tamed the force of nature that PSG are looking these
days.
3) Manchester United under Sir Alex Okay so the Manchester United squads under
Sir Alex were not always lit with flair in every position but Sir Alex Ferguson never
needed a lot of that.
The great Scot was the master of creating the right tactics and pretty much always got
the best out of his team.
Sir Alex’s sides specialized in controlling strategically built teams such as PSG and
whether it was the Eric Cantona era or the Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke era or the trio
of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, you would back the Red Devils to show
PSG a lesson in humility.
Furthermore, with Roy Keane a true leader of men, you could be certain that the likes
of Neymar, Messi and Mbappe would be nursing their ankles at the end of 90 minutes.
2) Bayern Munich under Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich have a tendency to tame the
very best.
Under the tutelage of Dettmar Cramer, the Bavarians won three European Cups between
1974 and 1976.
That squad boasted some of the greatest players in the game’s history such as the late Gerd
Muller, Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeness.
It took the German years 26 years to return to European glory under Ottmar Hitzfeld in
2000.
However, it was Jupp Heynckes who played a pivotal role in the return of Bayern Munich
among the Europe’s elite.
His team was loaded with talent.
Bastian Schweinsteiger was an all-conquering presence in the midfield while Arjen Robben
and Franck Ribery were the best wingers on the planet.
Thomas Muller was a rising star and Mario Mandzukic was also in his prime.
That Munich side manage to get the better of Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 Champions
League final.
However, we have a feeling that if this team was brought back from time, it would get the
better of PSG’s star-studded lineup.
Barcelona under Guardiola Under Pep Guardiola, Barcelona won two Champions
league titles and became one of the greatest sides in football history.
Interestingly enough, both European triumphs came at the expense of Sir Alex Ferguson’s
Manchester United.
That Barcelona squad boasted a star studded line up.
In the first triumph, there was a front three comprising of Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto’o
and rising star Lionel Messi.
Xavi and Andres Iniesta were on the cusp of greatness while Sergio Busquets was quietly
becoming one of the best midfielders of his time.
In 2009, Guardiola’s football philosophy reached its zenith as the Blaugrana became
domestic and European champions.
But that was just the beginning.
Two years later, the Spanish giants would meet United once again.
This time around, the likes of Henry and Eto’o were gone and replaced by David Villa and
Pedro who were brought in to get the best out of Messi.
The Argentine was already a star by then and played a big role in the 3-0 humbling of Sir
Alex’s men at Wembley.
Barcelona under Guardiola was an unstoppable force of nature.
They played football that made the Cruyffian enthusiasts proud.
It was no surprise that Barcelona’s players formed a core of Spain’s national sides
that won two European Championships and the World Cup in South Africa.
Is there any team better than the Guardiola-led Barcelona side to give PSG a lesson for the
ages?
So which legendary team do you think would stop this star-studded ensemble at Parc des
Princes?
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