At the end of the year, teams of the year are often announced, based on the first half of the current season, as well as those for the calendar year. L’Equipe, through its website, allowed fans to choose their Ligue 1 XI for 2025. Ten current Paris Saint-Germain players are included: Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Bradley Barcola, and Kylian Mbappé. The eleventh is Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper who was at PSG and left for Manchester City this summer.
Disagreements are expected, as is always the case with such selections. But the choices are clear, with PSG occupying all the spots, even that of manager, Luis Enrique. This team is remarkably similar to the one that played in the Champions League knockout matches at the end of the season, notably the resounding 5-0 victory in the final against Inter Milan. This could have been an influence, even if it’s supposed to be a Ligue 1 starting eleven.
But it also works; this team has impressed more than once and made a lasting impression, not just in France. One can imagine some frustration, but this group has achieved something significant in history. And in style, too. Both tactically and in terms of collective energy. And with individual players in top form, most of whom are establishing themselves among the best in the world in their positions.
