The key numbers: Manchester City-Paris

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The stats, stakes and history ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League league phase game at the City of Manchester Stadium (9pm CEST).

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have faced each other 8 times: first on December 3, 2008 in Manchester (0-0) in the UEFA Cup group stage, followed by seven UEFA Champions League meetings: in the quarter-finals (2-2, April 6, 2016, and 0-1, April 12, 2016), in the semi-finals (1-2, April 28, 2021, and 0-2, May 4, 2021), in the group stage (2-0, September 28, 2021, and 1-2, November 24, 2021), and then in the League Phase (4-2, January 22, 2025). Paris's record is 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

8 players have played for both teams: Nicolas Anelka, Ali Benarbia, Djamel Belmadi, Sylvain Distin, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ferran Torres, Alioune Touré and George Weah.

It’s Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City meeting number 8 in the UEFA Champions League! The Manchester club moves into the top four of the opponents Paris have faced most often, behind Bayern Munich (17 matches), FC Barcelona (15 matches) and Chelsea (10 matches), and level with Real Madrid (8 matches).

Paris Saint-Germain are unbeaten in European competition since January 28, 2026, a run of 12 matches (Newcastle 1-1 on February 25, 2026; Monaco 3-2 on February 17, 2026 and 2-2 on February 25, 2026; Chelsea 5-2 on March 11, 2026 and 3-0 on March 17, 2026; Liverpool 2-0 on April 8, 2026 and 2-0 on February 14, 2026; Bayern Munich 5-4 on April 28, 2026 and 1-1 on May 6, 2026; Arsenal 1-1, 4-3 on penalties on May 30, 2026 in the UEFA Champions League; Aston Villa 2-1 on August 12, 2026 in the UEFA Super Cup; and Slovan Bratislava 6-1 on September 9 in the UEFA Champions League).

17 official matches for Paris against English clubs since January 2025: Manchester City (4-2), Liverpool (0-1 and 1-0 after extra time and 4-1 on penalties), Aston Villa (3-1 and 2-3), Arsenal (1-0 and 2-1), Chelsea (0-3), Tottenham (2-2, 4-3 on penalties and 5-3), Newcastle (1-1), Chelsea (5-2 and 3-0), Liverpool (2-0 and 2-0), Arsenal (1-1 after extra time, 4-3 on penalties), Aston Villa (2-1), for an overall record of 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The number of competitive games for Paris Saint-Germain in England. Their record reads: 7 wins, 4 draws, 10 defeats.

Désiré Doué could make his 30th UEFA Champions League appearance for Paris.

Paris will play their 48th match against an English club — Arsenal (8 matches), Aston Villa (3), Chelsea (11), Liverpool (8), Manchester City (8), Manchester United (4), Newcastle (3) and Tottenham (2) — with a record of 19 wins, 12 draws and 16 defeats.

122

With 122 UEFA Champions League appearances, Marquinhos is the Paris Saint-Germain player with the most appearances in European competition.

191

Against Manchester City, Paris will play their 191st match in the UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup of Champion Clubs). Their record is 104 wins, 35 draws and 51 defeats.

312

Paris Saint-Germain have played 312 European matches, with a record of 167 wins, 68 draws and 77 defeats.

N.B. These figures include the UEFA Super Cup and the Intertoto Cup.

Michel Kollarmichelkollar

The key numbers: Manchester City-Paris

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