AFP, Paris :
When Qatar Sports Investments bought Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, they gave themselves five years to win the Champions League, but hopes are high in the French capital that they could get there ahead of schedule.
Having matched last season’s achievement of reaching the quarter- finals of Europe’s leading club competition, PSG are now preparing to face Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in this year’s last eight next month.
It will be the first true test of Laurent Blanc’s side, who have not been suitably challenged domestically and have cruised through to this stage in Europe without having to play any of the continent’s biggest names.
PSG have lost just one league game since March last year and last Friday’s 1-0 victory at Lorient allowed them to make it a club record eight wins on the bounce in all competitions.
