It’s a discussion that’s hard to ignore now that PSG have become champions of Europe behind a 5-0 demolition of Inter, the same team that Barcelona lost out to in the semi-finals.
What, if anything, can Hansi Flick and Barcelona learn from the Champions League success of Luis Enrique and PSG?
To start with, an important similarity. Both teams came into this season with serious doubts about the quality on their roster. No one would have predicted that either team could have gone this far. PSG just lost Kylian Mbappe. Barcelona just appointed a new coach and had a quiet summer that suggested they weren’t confident in their readiness to contend for top honors on the continent.