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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jonathan Wilson

Bold Bayern and PSG leave Premier League elite looking more like lambs than lions

A composite of Michael Olise, Vitinha, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola and Luis Díaz
Michael Olise, Vitinha, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola and Luis Díaz (from left) meet in a Champions League semi-final. Composite: Getty Images

Paris Saint-Germain have won 11 of the past 13 French league titles and, going into this weekend, stood four points clear of Lens at the top of Ligue 1. Bayern Munich have already wrapped up this season’s Bundesliga title, their 13th in 14 years. According to Deloitte, Bayern are the third-richest club in the world by revenue, PSG fourth.

They meet in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday as two modern super-clubs. The idea of a top-five European league feels outmoded. Rather there are the best Premier League clubs, plus perhaps five or six others of whom PSG and Bayern are the outstanding two still left in this season’s competition.

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