The key numbers: Leverkusen v. Paris

Men's football•21 Oct 2025 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight (Matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League) at BayArena.

Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have faced each other in two previous competitive fixtures, which came in the form of a UEFA Champions League last-16 tie in the 2013–2014 season, with Paris earning a 4-0 victory in the first leg in Germany before winning the second leg 2-1 at the Parc des Princes.

Les Parisiens have also played two friendlies against Leverkusen: a 0-0 draw in Saint-Ouen on 11th July 1990 and a 4-1 win in Bondoufle on 23rd July 2003, which happened to be Pauleta’s very first game for the capital club.

Five men have played for both teams: Mitchel Bakker, Moussa Diaby, Nordi Mukiele, Axel Tape and Christian Wörns.

Les Rouge et Bleu will be looking to earn a sixth straight victory in the UEFA Champions League tonight, following their victories over Arsenal (1-0 and 2-1), Inter Milan (5-0), Atalanta (4-0) and Barcelona (2-1). The last time that they achieved this feat was during the 1996–1997 campaign, while their longest-ever winning streak on the continental stage came in the 1994–1995 season (eight in a row).

Les Parisiens have played 17 competitive fixtures against German clubs on German soil – seven against Bayern Munich, four against Borussia Dortmund, two against RB Leipzig and one each against Wolfsburg, Leverkusen, Schalke and Stuttgart – where their record stands at five wins, three draws and nine losses.

Across both home and away fixtures, Paris’s total number of matches played against German opposition is 34 (15 against Bayern Munich, eight against Borussia Dortmund, five against RB Leipzig, two against Wolfsburg, two against Leverkusen, one against Schalke and one against Stuttgart). In this instance, the capital club’s record stands at 17 wins, four draws and 13 losses.

100

100: If he plays, Ousmane Dembélé will be making his 100th competitive appearance for Paris.

108

With 108 matches under his belt, Marquinhos is Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time top appearance maker in European competitions.

175

This will be Les Parisiens’ 175th game in Europe’s premier club competition, where they have picked up a total of 95 wins, 30 draws and 49 losses.

296

Across all European competitions, meanwhile, this will be Les Rouge et Bleu’s 296th match, following their previous 156 wins, 64 draws and 75 losses. Note: these figures take into account both the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

2700

Against Leverkusen, the capital club’s men’s team will be playing the 2,700th competitive fixture in its history.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic v Bayer Leverkusen (4-0), 18/02/2014

Michel Kollarmichelkollar

The key numbers: Leverkusen v. Paris

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