Now, however, a team stripped of superstars is drifting dangerously towards mediocrity and at risk of an unthinkable early exit from the continent's elite club competition.
PSG are in Austria today to face Red Bull Salzburg in what is a must-win game if they are to avoid being eliminated from the new-look Champions League before the knockout phase.
The top 24 teams at the end of the league phase go on to the knockouts, but the French champions are currently 25th with just four points and three goals scored after five matches.
Ten points may be needed to advance and Luis Enrique's (right) team still have tough games against Manchester City and Stuttgart to come, meaning the pressure is on in Salzburg.
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