The 2010-11 campaign was a pivotal season of transition and renewed ambition for Paris Saint-Germain, as the club, led by manager Antoine Kombouaré, surged to a respectable 4th-place finish in Ligue 1 and secured European qualification. The creative force was the newly-signed Brazilian winger Nenê, whose 14 league goals (and 20 overall, shared with Guillaume Hoarau) earned him the Ligue 1 Foreign Player of the Year and a spot in the All-Star XI. This season, marked by a run to the Coupe de France Final and the emergence of Mamadou Sakho as Young Player of the Year, was a foundational chapter that set the stage for the club's imminent takeover and subsequent golden era.