The key numbers: Paris v. Newcastle

Men's football•28 Jan 2026 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United FC, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight (Matchday 8 of the league phase of the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League) at the Parc des Princes.

Paris and Newcastle have faced each other competitively on two previous occasions, both of which have been in the UEFA Champions League: a 4-1 defeat for the capital club at St James’ Park on 4th October 2023 and a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes three weeks later.

Les Parisiens have met eight different English clubs in competitive fixtures over the years: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. Only Spain has been the source of more opponents (10) than this for Les Rouge et Bleu, while Germany and Italy have both provided seven teams in this regard.

Since January 2025, Luis Enrique’s men have played 10 matches against English opposition: a 4-2 win over Manchester City, a 1-0 loss to Liverpool followed by a 1-0 win over the same opponent, a 3-1 win over Aston Villa followed by a 3-2 loss to the same opponent, a 1-0 win and then a 2-1 win over Arsenal, a 3-0 loss to Chelsea, a 2-2 draw with Tottenham (followed by a 4-3 penalty-shootout victory) and finally a 5-3 win over Spurs once more. This gives Paris a record of six wins, one draw and three losses.

11 men have played for both teams: Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye, Sylvain Distin, Didier Domi, David Ginola, Alain Goma, Hélder, Fabrice Pancrate, Laurent Robert, David Rozehnal and Georginio Wijnaldum.

This is the 14th consecutive campaign in which Les Parisiens have qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, an achievement that only Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have matched.

Les Rouge et Bleu have welcomed English clubs to the Parc des Princes on 19 previous occasions, picking up nine wins, five draws and five losses in the process.

Paris’s men’s team will be taking on English opposition for the 41st time in total tonight, having already faced Arsenal seven times, Aston Villa twice, Chelsea nine times, Liverpool six times, Manchester City eight times, Manchester United four times, Newcastle United twice and Tottenham Hotspur twice. From these fixtures, the capital club has registered 14 wins, 10 draws and 16 losses.

112

With 112 UEFA Champions League matches under his belt, Marquinhos is Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time top appearance maker in European competitions.

150

Luis Enrique is set to take charge of his 150th Paris Saint-Germain game this evening.

180

This will be Les Parisiens’ 180th game in the UEFA Champions League / European Cup, where their record stands at 97 wins, 31 draws and 51 losses.

300

Les Rouge et Bleu have now played a total of 300 matches across all European competitions, earning themselves an overall record of 159 wins, 64 draws and 77 losses. Note: these figures take into account both the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Michel Kollarmichelkollar

The key numbers: Paris v. Newcastle

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