5 players who are lucky to be at Paris Saint-Germain

#1 Layvin Kurzawa

Kurzawa is punching above his weight at PSG

He may be a very fine player, but is Layvin Kurzawa a left-back who can help Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League? It seems doubtful.

For all the attacking flair of the 25-year-old France international – he scored a hat-trick in a Champions League match against Anderlecht earlier this season – there are serious doubts over his defensive abilities, which have not really been tested yet this season.

Going forward, there is arguably no better full-back in France, but he can become carried away with the prospect of making a decisive contribution at the other end of the field and has a tendency to forget his primary role – to keep goals out.

Indeed, questions must also be asked of the robustness of the former Monaco full-back. After all, this is a player who has never managed to play more than 28 league games in a season. Given that he made his debut way back in 2011, it is remarkable that seven years later, he has still only played 116 league matches.

With an on-field attitude that has also been poor at times – he is remembered infamously for his salute to the Sweden Under-21 team after scoring an apparently decisive penalty in October 2014 only for their opponents to eliminate France by striking seconds later – he is not someone who can consider his place in the squad assured.