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Even though the French National Team is one of the strongest teams in World Football, but their Clubs are not. Barring Paris Saint Germain, no other French Club has performed consistently on the European as well as on the National Stage. In the 2016-17 Season, A.S. Monaco did win the Ligue 1 Title and also reached the Champions League Semi-final, but since then they are on a constant decline. Lille won the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Title, but even they are struggling to keep up their performance.
In the last 12 years, PSG has won 9 Ligue 1 titles are on route to win their 10th. So, one can easily figure out why we call Ligue 1 a Farmer's League. However even Paris Saint Germain have not performed well on the European Stage. They have never won a Champions League Trophy. Their best performance stand outs to be the Finalist of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Edition. So, on the big stage even they have a tendency to choke.
However, on the National Level they keep on adding trophies. Their recent being a 2-0 win over Toulouse F.C. to win the Trophée des Champions. However, a win in a minnow's league will bring them no glory unless they perform in the games which eventually matters the most.
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