The key numbers: Chelsea v. Paris

Men's football•17 Mar 2026 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 tie between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea FC, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight at Stamford Bridge.

Paris Saint-Germain are heading to Stamford Bridge for the fifth time. Their record there so far is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Paris have met eight English clubs in competitive action: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Tottenham in chronological order. Only Spanish clubs have played Paris more (10 clubs). Germany and Italy have provided 7 different opponents each.

Paris Saint-Germain will face Chelsea for the 11th time in a competitive game. The record so far is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

11 players have featured for both clubs: Alex, Nicolas Anelka, David Luiz, Enrique De Lucas, Lassana Diarra, Mateja Kezman, Claude Makélélé, Christopher Nkunku, Thiago Silva, George Weah and Ray Wilkins.

Paris have played 12 games against English clubs since January 2025: (Manchester City 4-2, Liverpool 0-1 and 1-0 a.e.t., 4-1 on pens., Aston Villa 3-1 and 2-3, Arsenal 1-0 and 2-1, Chelsea 0-3, Tottenham 2-2 4-3 on pens., and 5-3, Newcastle 1-1, Chelsea 5-2), for 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Paris Saint-Germain have played 19 competitive games in England: 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses so far.

It’s Paris Saint-Germain’s 23rd European Round of 16 tie since 1983. They have progressed on 14 occasions so far.

The Parisians are going into their 43rd match against English opponents: Arsenal (7 matches), Aston Villa (2 matches), Chelsea (10 matches), Liverpool (6 matches), Manchester City (8 matches), Manchester United (4 matches), Newcastle (3 matches) and Tottenham (2 matches). The Red-and-Blues’ record reads 15 wins, 11 draws and 16 defeats.

116

With 116 UEFA Champions League games to his name, Marquinhos is the club’s all-time leading appearance maker in the competition.

184

This will be Paris’ 184th UEFA Champions League/European Cup game. They could rack up their 100th win with 33 draws and 51 defeats also in that number.

304

Paris Saint-Germain have played 304 European matches: 161 wins, 66 draws and 77 defeats. N.B. These numbers include the UEFA Super Cup and Intertoto Cup

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The key numbers: Chelsea v. Paris

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