PSG didn't just beat the giant teams, they totally destroyed them. You know they beat Liverpool & Arsenal in the knockout stages & thrashed Inter Milan 5 - 0 in the UCL final, that made this victory a roaring success.
I cant say this dominance is a coincidence at all, rather I wanna call it Luis Enrique's team tactics, his mentality of playing together, & the confidence of his youth, all together has overcome the injuries and pressure.
Most importantly, PSG's players have the foundation for the future, & there is huge potential for improvement for those youngster. Under Luis Enrique's leadership & as a strong team, PSG will remain the clear favourites in UCL next season also
Looking at the squads that PSG currently has on ground, I think they can still be favourites for the next season champions league title also. A team full of young players is a team with big potentials. After winning the last season’s champion league, they will be on top of their game and want to have another win again this season. All eyes will be on them but if they really train hard and work together well as a team, they will turn to a force no team can be able to counter on unless they face a defeat.
We will have other favourites for next season as the season will start and see their dominance in their respective league games, but since the champions league competition is different, we have to wait to see their performance in champions league also before coming to a decision on the most preferred favourite teams for the champions league title. All preparations at the beginning of the season will be on how to escape the group stage by all teams involved which is very important for the success of each team in the competition when it begins.
People are right to look at PSG and think “favorites”. Yes, their average age is just 23.3 and that’s historic for a Champions League winner. Most people think you have to rely on older players to win the Champions League, but PSG did the opposite. With a young squad, they easily beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the final. That’s not normal. No team has ever blown out a final like that with kids running the show
The key factor that made this successful is Luis Enrique. It is his system, his ruthless, detail-oriented personality. He does not care whether you are a superstar or an academy kid, you work for the team or you are out. Dembele, the winger who was a “what-if” to the best player in Europe? Pure coaching
However, youth is still risky. Champions League history says that the winner's hangover is real: once you reach the top of the mountain, most teams come back down hard. PSG has already tasted it. They were fantastic against Atleti, but when Dembélé was not in the line-up, they were unable to finish Botafogo and lost. When the press is not at full strength, or when one of their key players is injured, their so-called chaos system can actually fall apart quite quickly, especially against those well-organized, compact teams that know how to frustrate