AS Monaco 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain: 5 Talking Points

#2 AS Monaco - Yet another victim of enormous wealth in football

Dismantled and destroyed!

We have seen so many scintillating teams dismantled because of the enormous depth of riches of some clubs, and due to the skewed distribution of revenue amongst the various teams in a certain league.

It was Arsenal in the 2000s, followed by Borussia Dortmund in the early stages of this decade and now it is AS Monaco. All this while, teams like SL Benfica, Porto and the likes have produced numerous world-class talents but have failed to hold on to them due to the wealth of bigger, powerful clubs.

The Stade Louis II outfit played some of the best football in Europe last season. Not only did the challenge the monopoly of PSG, they were successfully able to usurp the Parc des Princes outfit and win the Ligue 1 title.

On top of this, Leonardo Jardim's side also managed to reach the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League.

However, the tables and turned and while Monaco still play some beautiful, attacking football. They can no longer challenge the bigger clubs. The Stade Louis II outfit have been knocked out of Europe and with that loss - are effectively out of the title race.

It is a pity that teams like Monaco, who have enormous potential and talent, are torn apart by the wealthy clubs, thereby causing this disparity between the rich and the poor. What ensues is that the rich only get wealthier, while the poor become poorer.

It is time the footballing world reevaluated the distribution of wealth, so as to provide a more level playing field to all the clubs involved.