They’re not going away, Paris Saint-Germain. Those two late goals on Valentine’s Day from Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo at the Bernabeu, which mean Real Madrid take a 3-1 advantage to the Parc des Princes next week, were greeted in some quarters like a repulsion of the barbarians at the gate and a vindication of the old order of football.
Of course, it always fun to laugh at expensive mistakes. And Paris Saint-Germain appear to be one of the funniest and most expensive.
Their net spend is £786 since 2011 (including the promised £160m for Kylian Mbappe this summer) when Qatar Sports Investments brought them and still the Champions League quarter-finals appears to be the line in the sand which they cannot cross.