Paris Saint-Germain reasserted themselves as the best club side on the planet on Wednesday night.Despite a shaky start to their domestic campaign in France, the back-to-back European champions returned to their electrifying best against Manchester City in a 4-2 victory at the Etihad. PSG are out to win a third successive Champions League title this seasonAFPPlaying against the current Premier League leaders, who have won all six domestic matches so far this term, Luis Enrique’s side cut through them like butter and raced into a three-goal lead before half-time. It would eventually become a more evenly matched affair, and City spurned a number of glorious opportunities that could have altered the result.But the first half, particularly the first goal from Desire Doue, reminded the rest of Europe that PSG are unstoppable on their day – leaving commentators, pundits and fans blown away by their quality.It got us thinking: where does this PSG team rank amongst the greatest club sides in history?According to ex-England striker and talkSPORT co-host Darren Bent, they come in at number five…5. Paris Saint-Germain — Luis Enrique rebuild era (2024–2026)Manager: Luis EnriqueTrophies: 2x Ligue 1, 1x Coupe de France, 2x Champions LeagueRegular players: Gianluigi Donnarumna/Matvey Safonov, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Khvicha KvaratskheliaFormation: 4-3-3Luis Enrique finally ended PSG’s long wait for the Champions League – and the first time was so nice, they had to do it twice. Their thumping of Inter Milan in 2025 was followed by a hard-fought victory over Mikel Arteta’s pragmatic Arsenal in a clash of styles that was eventually decided on penalties earlier this year.What’s more, PSG taught the modern football world a lesson: 11 players working in perfect harmony is more effective than three superstars. This success all came after the departures of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. Bent said: “I think the reason why I’ve got these at five is because, when you look at teams sometimes, I know a lot of people always look at individuals. “But Luis Enrique got rid of the superstars, got rid of the superstars to make this team.”Arsenal’s Gabriel missed the decisive spot-kick, but few would argue PSG were the best club side in Europe last seasonGetty4. Man United – Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez era (2007 to 2009)Manager: Sir Alex FergusonTrophies: 3x Premier League, 1x Champions League, 1x League Cup, 1x Club World Cup, 2x Community ShieldRegular players: Edwin van der Sar, Wes Brown/Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Ji-Sung Park/Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez/Dimitar BerbatovFormation: 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 Only one Premier League team makes the list, and it is not the Arsenal Invincibles, Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, Manchester City’s Centurions and treble winners, or Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.It is Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United team between 2007 and 2009 – which won three consecutive Premier League titles and the Champions League. Besides the team accolades, Cristiano Ronaldo collected the first of five Ballon d’Ors during his time in this famous Red Devils side.Bent, who played against this team, was pressed over whether they should feature over the treble winners of 1999 – to which he simply replied: “Ronaldo and Rooney were better than all of them.”Man United broke Chelsea’s period of dominance in the Premier League between 2007 and 2009Getty3. Bayern Munich – total domination (2012/2013)Manager: Jupp HeynckesTrophies: 1x Champions League, 1x Bundesliga, 1x DFB-Pokal, 1x DFL-SupercupRegular players: Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Dante, David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, Franck Ribery, Mario MandzukicFormation: 4-2-3-1This Bayern Munich side became the first (and only, alongside their 2019/20 team) German club to win the European Treble.They broke a number of records in the process, including the most points in Bundesliga history (winning the league by a massive 25-point margin) and clinching the title with six games to spare (earliest in history).Bent said: “They won everything. Every trophy they were up for that year, they won it.“They won the Champions League and the three trophies in their division.“They broke 22 records that season. And some of those records were most points and biggest lead over second.”Bayern Munich beat arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund to win the Champions League at Wembley in 2013AFP2. Real Madrid – three-peat era (2015–2018)Manager: Zinedine ZidaneTrophies: 3x Champions League, 1x La Liga, 2x UEFA Super Cup, 2x FIFA Club World Cup, 1x Supercopa de EspanaRegular players: Keylor Navas, Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale/Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim BenzemaFormation: 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3Second on the list is the only team in modern history to win three consecutive Champions Leagues (2016, 2017, 2018).With Ronaldo in his prime, this team scored in 73 consecutive official matches across all competitions between April 2016 and September 2017, tying Santos’ historic world record set with the help of Pele.While they were often outperformed by Barcelona on a domestic level, Bent believes their unprecedented European dominance supersedes that. “I don’t think they were too bothered about LaLiga,” he said. “It was all about the Champions League.” Ronaldo was the crown jewel in this Real Madrid side, but had superstar talent such as Bale, Benzema and Modric around himGetty1. Barcelona – the height of Messi, Neymar, Suarez (2014/15)Manager: Luis EnriqueTrophies: 1x Champions League, 1x La Liga, 1x Copa del ReyRegular players: Marc-Andre ter Stegen/Claudio Bravo, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, NeymarFormation: 4-3-3With no room for Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique features on this list twice and takes Bent’s crown for the greatest club side of all time. Unlike his current PSG side, this team did benefit from a star-studded front three which is widely considered the most effective in history: Messi, Neymar and Suarez. With Messi at his unstoppable best, the ‘MSN’ trio scored an astounding 122 goals combined across all competitions in a single season, which is the most by any front three ever. Barcelona also became the first European club in football history to win two continental trebles (2008/09 and 2014/15).Will there ever be a greater club side than this Barcelona team?Getty