Have the club gone far enough backwards to warrant hand-wringing? On the basis of their last five matches, perhaps

By Eric Devin for Get French Football News

Of the three times Paris Saint-Germain have failed to win the title in the QSI era, it has taken an incredible achievement by another side to pip them to top spot.

The first instance of this was in 2012 when Montpellier – inspired by Olivier Giroud – won Ligue 1 as the capital side’s new owners were still getting their feet under the table. Then, five years later, it was Leonardo Jardim’s dashing Monaco side who came to the fore withKylian Mbappé, Bernardo Silva and Fabinho among those taking the plaudits. Finally, 2020-21 produced the tightest Ligue 1 title race in recent memory, Lille eventually prevailing thanks to a surprisingly strong campaign from Burak Yilmaz.