Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona: Key stats ahead of UEFA Champions League clash

All eyes are on the clash between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, as both teams secured victories at the start of their current season, according to the official website of UEFA.

The two teams have met 16 times in European competitions, with each securing six victories and four draws, and both scoring 29 goals. Paris Saint-Germain won the last encounter between them 2-1 in Spain last season, while FC Barcelona triumphed 3-2 in their most recent match at Parc des Princes during the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2023/2024 season, before losing 4-1 in the return leg.

Paris Saint-Germain enter the match after winning the UEFA Champions League last season, then securing the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the current season. The team has not lost in their last 12 matches in the competition, achieving eight victories and four draws, and they have won their last four home matches in the tournament.

In contrast, FC Barcelona have won their last five matches in the league, scoring 19 goals, and have lost only one of their last nine encounters in the UEFA Champions League. However, the Catalan team has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches in the competition, conceding the first goal in eight of their last 11 encounters.

On an individual level, Ousmane Dembélé has scored in his last six matches in the UEFA Champions League, equalling the record set by Kylian Mbappé for a French player in the 2021/2022 season.

Lamine Yamal has scored one goal and assisted four in the tournament this season, raising his tally to 12 goals in the UEFA Champions League before turning 20, just one goal shy of Mbappé's record.