{"id":80485,"date":"2025-07-11T06:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=80485"},"modified":"2025-07-11T06:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:32:30","slug":"psg-are-thriving-without-mbappe-and-now-just-one-win-away-from-a-perfect-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/psg-are-thriving-without-mbappe-and-now-just-one-win-away-from-a-perfect-season\/80485\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG are thriving without Mbappe and now just one win away from a perfect season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"82fa7e71-7eaf-436a-950b-519ddd3f747b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"324\">When Kylian Mbappe left PSG for Real Madrid in 2024, many thought the French champions would take a step back. Instead, they\u2019ve done the opposite; under coach Luis Enrique, PSG have turned into one of the most dominant teams in the world.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"709\">This season, they\u2019ve already won four major trophies and are now just one game away from lifting the FIFA Club World Cup. Their recent 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in the semifinals, the same team Mbappe now plays for, was a loud statement. Fabian Ruiz scored twice, while Ousmane Dembele and Goncalo Ramos also found the net in a game that left no doubt about PSG\u2019s current level.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"935\">With 168 goals in 64 games, they\u2019re only three away from breaking their all-time season scoring record. They\u2019ve already crushed Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final, and they\u2019ve looked nearly unstoppable for months.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1213\">Luis Enrique has taken the spotlight, and rightly so. He didn\u2019t panic after Mbappe left. Instead, he focused on building a strong, united team that plays for each other. According to Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado, that approach is exactly why PSG have become even better.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1589\">Salgado praised Enrique for not blaming Mbappe\u2019s exit, instead always highlighting how great it would\u2019ve been to keep him, while quietly creating a new style built on teamwork and high energy. Salgado was especially blown away by Dembele, saying, \u201cDembele presses like he\u2019s the best defender in the world,\u201d a testament to Enrique\u2019s ability to motivate and transform players.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1782\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Now, PSG face Chelsea in the final on Sunday, July 13, in New Jersey. A win would complete what many would call a dream season, without the player everyone thought they couldn\u2019t live without.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Kylian Mbappe left PSG for Real Madrid in 2024, many thought the French champions would take a step back\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":80487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[9359,30611,30610],"class_list":["post-80485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-luis-enrique","tag-psg"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}