The teams have met twice before: they faced off in the UEFA Europa League group phase with a 2-0 Paris loss in the Basque country (29/09/11) before a 4-2 win at home (14/12/2011).
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Paris have played two friendlies against Athletic Club 1-1 at Evry-Bondoufle on 25 July 1998, and a 2-0 win in Bayonne on 28 March 2003.
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2 players have played for both clubs: Yuri Berchiche and Ander Herrera. Luis Fernandez has coached both clubs.
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Paris have won their last three away games in the UEFA Champions League: Arsenal (1-0, 29/04/2025), Barcelona (2-1, 01/10/2025) and Leverkusen (7-2, 21/10/2025). The club record of 4 successive wins on the road (in 1994/1995, 2018-2019, and last season) could be equalled in Bilbao.
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Paris Saint-Germain will face Spanish opposition in Spain for the 21st time in competitive games: FC Barcelona (8), Real Madrid (6), La Coruña (2), Sevilla FC (1), Athletic Club (1), Valence CF (1) and Real Sociedad (1). Their record reads 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats.
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Paris have played 46 competitive games against Spanish clubs: FC Barcelona (16), Real Madrid (14), La Coruña (4), Sevilla (2), Athletic Club (2), Valencia (2), Real Sociedad (2) Atlético Madrid (2), Racing Santander (1) and Girona (1). Their record: 22 wins, 9 draws, 15 defeats.
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Athletic Club will become Paris Saint-Germain’s 56th opponent in the UEFA Champions League.
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With 110 matches played, Marquinhos has made more European appearances than any other Paris Saint-Germain player in the club’s history.
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This will be Paris’ 178th UEFA Champions League/European Cup game. Their record: 97 wins, 30 draws, 50 defeats.
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It is the club’s 299th European fixture. Their record: 158 wins, 64 draws, 76 defeats. N.B. including UEFA Super Cup and Intertoto Cup
