In search of elusive European glory, PSG made Neymar the most expensive player in history by triggering a €222 million ($251.9 million at the current rate) release clause in his Barcelona contract in 2017. Mbappé soon followed, initially on loan the same year and later signed permanently for €180 million ($204.3 million) from Monaco.

After a galaxy of superstars passed through PSG without winning the Champions League, Desire Doue, 19, delivered what they could not.