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Lionel Messi wanting out, Neymar's injuries and Gigi Donnarruma's shaky form: 10 reasons why PSG's season has been so disappointing

League title pretty much sorted, then. The bare minimum for Paris Saint-Germain will almost-certainly be met on Saturday when they likely wrap up the defence of their crown.

In fairness, Ligue 1 is better than it gets credit for these days. Yes, PSG should walk the league every year, but this is not a simple division to win. Simply being the best team does not mean you are required to batter the other 19.

Still, despite the credit that PSG deserve, this has been far from a stable season. The Parisians are set to crawl across the line, looking a depleted and underwhelming side since the turn of the new year. What should have been a convincing, double-digit points win, will now look far less impressive. PSG will, in all likelihood, lose more games than upstart runners-up Lens, and have a worse defensive record than ninth-placed Nice.

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For any other team, these would be acceptable blips. But for PSG, this nation-state-funded marketing behemoth, imperfections are frowned upon. And this year, there have been plenty. The new manager has been underwhelming. The star players have underperformed and, quite literally, disappeared at times. Meanwhile, the frustrations of an increasingly peeved fan base have boiled over.

GOAL takes a look at why what on the face of it is a successful season has been so disappointing for those in the French capital...