PSG the 37th ranked team in Europe this season so far – but with major promise on the horizon

PSG have started the season slowly, but are already looking to be building up a bit of steam as the weeks go by.

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The international break – especially a long one like this – is a good chance to take a look at a team and how they’ve started the season.

PSG have slow starts almost built in to their model. And this year was no different. By WhoScored’s Average Ratings, they’ve only the 37th best team in Europe’s top 5 leagues through the first five games of the season.

But they already look to have turned the corner – after some dodgy results, they’ve racked up three wins on the spin (two league, one Champions League) and seem to

Three weeks more time for the coaches to work should only help that, even if a lot of players are away on national team duty.

PSG still with levels to go to

Ferran Torres celebrates. (Photo by Franco Arland/Getty Images)

There’s not Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hasn’t been at his best, and Desire Doue also seems to only just be coming to the end of his preseason.

But there seems a lot of optimism that the next block of 5 league games will see PSG pick up more than just 8 points. The big things to look forward to there are the Champions League games against Manchester City and Barcelona in October.

In other news…

Ferran Torres only came on as a second half sub against Marseille, but he scored again and continued his ridiculous record.

Injury news from France’s international camp was bad for one PSG player, but good for another.

Major contract announcements are expected in this international break as the Parisians continue to consolidate their great team.