da betway: Though they won yet another Ligue 1 title, the French giants did not have it all their own way as some big names came under the microscope
da aviator aposta: This didn't exactly go to plan. Paris Saint-Germain were supposed to be contenders for every trophy going in 2022-23. With Lionel Messi revitalised, Neymar fit and Kylian Mbappe firing, as well as a new manager to sort everything else out, it was a season that promised plenty.
Things, though, went wrong very quickly — at least by their lofty standards. The Parisians didn't exactly dominate their Champions League group and turned in a litany of poor showings domestically. It got worse after the World Cup, as performances dipped across the board, while key players were hit by season-ending injuries. Their Champions League hopes faded in early March, and Ligue 1 was clinched by just a solitary point.
Now, everything is a bit of a mess. Manager Christophe Galtier seems certain to be sacked. Messi is leaving. Neymar could also, finally, follow him out the door.
And how to evaluate all of this? GOAL rates every PSG player from a dramatic season…
Getty Images22Renato Sanches – 4/10
Another season, another slate of injuries for the Portuguese. Of all of the midfielders signed by Galtier last summer, Sanches made the most sense. PSG needed some versatile hard workers in midfield, and Sanches is the very definition of that.
But he was never fit enough to show his quality in the position, continuing a career defined by time spent on the sidelines.
Advertisement(C)Getty Images21Pablo Sarabia – 5/10
Sarabia enjoyed a successful season in Portugal last year, and earned an overdue shot at the PSG first team in 2022. But it never really worked out. More of an attacking midfielder or winger, Sarabia was asked to play in central midfield, a position he never really nailed down before joining Wolves in January.
A quality player, but clearly the wrong fit.
FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images20Carlos Soler – 5/10
A fee of €20m(£17m/$21m) isn't that much these days, but still seems like a heavy investment in a player who was never right for PSG.
Soler was an interesting talent at Valencia, and a fine goalscorer in his early 20s — showing immense potential at a position of need. But he wasn't the right profile of player for the Parisians.Galtier needed a back-up No.9, not an attacking midfielder. He ended up, like Sarabia, being shoehorned into the wrong spot.
Getty19Ismael Gharbi – 5/10
Gharbi should probably have been sent out on loan. Galtier did give the youngster a few chances, and he made a mark in a few brief cameos. but at 18, he needs to play regular football. He didn't get that this year.
He still has a lot to learn, and will hopefully develop elsewhere next season.