Key figures: Paris-Real Madrid

Men's football•09 Jul 2025 12:00

History, stakes and keys to the match! Check out all the key stats before the kick-off of the Club World Cup semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford on Wednesday 9 July (21:00).

Les Rouge et Bleu have kept six clean sheets in their last seven official matches (Reims 3-0 in the Coupe de France final, Inter Milan 5-0 in the UEFA Champions League final, Atlético de Madrid 4-0, Seattle Sounders 2-0, Inter Miami 4-0 and Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Club World Cup). This is the best Paris Saint-Germain have done in a single season since 2010-2011, when they went seven games without conceding a single goal (Arles-Avignon 4-0, Sevilla 1-0, Rennes 0-0, Lens 2-0, Lviv 2-0, Nice 0-0 and Toulouse 2-0).

There have been twelve official matches between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, with Paris winning four, drawing three and losing five. The Spaniards are one of Les Rouge et Bleus' top three European opponents behind Barcelona and Bayern Munich, whom the capital club have faced 15 times each.

Fourteen players have worn the shirts of both clubs: Nicolas Anelka, Alphonse Areola, Marco Asensio, David Beckham, Angel Di Maria, Lassana Diarra, Achraf Hakimi, Gabriel Heinze, Jesé, Claude Makélélé, Kylian Mbappé, Keylor Navas, Sergio Ramos and Pablo Sarabia.

Paris and Real Madrid will be facing off for the 18th time, having played 12 official matches and five friendlies. Real are closing in on Barcelona and Bayern Munich, whom the capital club have faced 19 times each.

Ousmane Dembélé has scored 34 goals in all competitions so far this season. Only four strikers have done better in the history of Les Rouge et Bleu, in chronological order: Carlos Bianchi (39 goals in 1977-1978), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (35 goals in 2012-2013, 41 goals in 2013-2014 and 50 goals in 2015-2016), Edinson Cavani (49 goals in 2016-2017 and 40 goals in 2017-2018) and Kylian Mbappé (39 goals in 2018-2019 and 2021-2022, 42 goals in 2020-2021, 41 goals in 2022-2023 and 44 goals in 2023-2024).

Paris Saint-Germain have played 43 official matches against Spanish clubs in their history, facing Barcelona (15 times), Real Madrid (12), La Coruña (4), Sevilla FC (2), Athletic Bilbao (2), Valencia CF (2), Real Sociedad (2), Atlético de Madrid (2), Racing Santander (1) and Girona FC (1). Their overall record is 19 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats.

The Parisians have notched 47 wins in 2024-2025. The club record (47 wins in 2015-2016) was equalled after the 2-0 win over Bayern Munich (2-0) in the 2025 Club World Cup quarter-finals.

Paris will be playing their 64th match for the 2024-2025 season, further eclipsing their previous all-time record of 61 matches in 1994-1995.

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The Parisian forwards have scored 164 goals scored in season 2024-2025, a tally that comes a close second to their all-time record of 171 goals, set in 2017-2018.

Michel Kollarmichelkollar