The key numbers: Barcelona v. Paris

Men's football•01 Oct 2025 10:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight (Matchday 2 of the league phase of the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League) at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

15 men have played for both FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain: Cristóbal, Dani Alves, Frédéric Déhu, Ousmane Dembélé, Lucas Digne, Richard Dutruel, Ludovic Giuly, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Maxwell, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, Rafinha, Ronaldinho, Juan Pablo Sorín and Thiago Motta. In addition to this, Luis Enrique has of course managed both teams. Note: Mikel Arteta, Mauro Icardi, Kays Ruiz-Atil, Arnau Tenas and Xavi Simons never made a competitive appearance for Barça’s men’s first team.

This will be the 16th competitive fixture between Paris and Barcelona, with the capital club having earned five wins, four draws and six losses in their previous meetings. The Catalan side will thereby become the team that Les Parisiens will have faced most often in European competitions, ahead of Bayern Munich (15 matches), Real Madrid (13 matches), Juventus (10 matches) and Chelsea (nine matches).

Including friendlies, this will be Paris’s 20th game against Barcelona in total. Even in this respect, the Catalans remain Les Rouge et Bleu’s most common non-French opponent, just ahead of Benfica (17 matches in total).

This will be Paris Saint-Germain’s 20th competitive fixture against a Spanish team on Spanish soil, having previously travelled there to face Barcelona on seven occasions, Real Madrid on six occasions, Deportivo de La Coruña twice and Sevilla, Athletic Club, Valencia and Real Sociedad once each. The capital club’s record from these games stands at seven wins, three draws and nine losses.

Across both home and away matches, Les Parisiens have played a total of 45 competitive fixtures against Spanish opposition – 15 against Barcelona, 14 against Real Madrid, four against Deportivo de La Coruña, two against Sevilla, two against Athletic Club, two against Valencia, two against Real Sociedad, two against Atlético de Madrid, one against Racing de Santander and one against Girona – with a record of 21 wins, nine draws and 15 losses from these games.

174

This will be Les Rouge et Bleu’s 174th game in Europe’s premier club competition (spanning both the UEFA Champions League and the European Cup), where they have racked up 94 wins, 30 draws and 49 losses.

295

Tonight’s game will also be Paris’s 295th across all European competitions, where they have notched up 155 wins, 64 draws and 75 losses. Note: these figures take into account both the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

George Weah v. Barcelone (1-1), 01/03/1995

Michel Kollarmichelkollar