Paris Saint-Germain’s kick-offs explain a lot about their approach to starting matches. They are the only moments of games where Luis Enrique’s side look old-fashioned — the ball is immediately launched by the taker, who kicks for touch, deep into the final third.

This time a year ago, World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe was settling into life at Real Madrid after seven seasons with PSG, some of the sport's most illustrious prizes seemingly waiting for him. So far,