Manchester City and Paris: Numbers and facts ahead of UEFA Champions League clash

Manchester City host Paris Saint-Germain in the second round of the UEFA Champions League, in a clash that brings together the champions of the 2023 edition and the French team that has won the title in the last two seasons.

The two teams have met 8 times over the last 20 years, with Manchester City achieving 4 victories compared to 2 wins for Paris Saint-Germain. However, the French side clinched the last encounter between them with a score of 4-2, having come back from two goals down in the 7th round of the league stage for the 2024/2025 season.

Manchester City have not lost at home to Paris Saint-Germain, achieving 3 wins and a draw. They previously eliminated the French team from the quarter-finals in the 2015/2016 season and the semi-finals in the 2020/2021 season. On the other hand, Paris have not lost to English clubs in their last 11 matches, recording 8 wins and 3 draws.

Manchester City are set to embark on their sixteenth consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League, the longest continuous participation by an English team, having reached the knockout stages in the last 12 seasons. The team finished last season's league phase in eighth place, before being eliminated by Real Madrid in the Round of 16.

Paris Saint-Germain are participating in the competition for the 19th season, having reached the knockout stages in the last 14 consecutive appearances. The team won the title last season after overcoming AS Monaco, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich, then defeating Arsenal on penalties in the final, becoming the second team to retain the title after Real Madrid. They also started the current season with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa and claimed the UEFA Super Cup for the second time.

The match holds special significance for Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manchester City's goalkeeper, who played 161 matches with Paris Saint-Germain between 2021 and 2025, winning four Ligue 1 titles and the UEFA Champions League in 2025.

Ferran Torres, who joined Paris Saint-Germain during the summer transfer window, scored 16 goals in 43 matches with Manchester City between 2020 and 2022, and won the Premier League and EFL Cup with them.

Erling Haaland scored both goals for Manchester City against FC Porto in the first round, reaching 59 goals in 59 matches in the UEFA Champions League. Sergio Agüero has returned to the top of the club's all-time scorers in the competition with 36 goals.

On the other hand, Ousmane Dembélé has scored in 5 consecutive UEFA Champions League matches, totaling 8 goals. Paris Saint-Germain have failed to score only once in their last 26 European matches, while their last 119 matches in continental competitions have seen just one goalless draw.

According to UEFA statistics, Manchester City have lost only one of their last 25 European home matches in the group stage or knockout phase, while Paris Saint-Germain have achieved 8 wins and 4 draws in their last 12 European matches.