Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool facts

The league leaders of France and England meet at the Parc des Princes as Paris Saint-Germain take on Liverpool in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16.

The teams reached this stage by different, but emphatic, routes, Liverpool finishing top of the league phase with 21 points having won their first seven fixtures and Paris – 15th in the league phase – beating Brest 10-0 on aggregate in an all-French knockout phase play-off.

All four games between the sides have ended in home wins.

Previous meetings

Matches 4
Paris wins 2
Liverpool wins 2
Draws 0
Paris goals 7
Liverpool goals 6

1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final
Paris 3-0 Liverpool
Liverpool 2-0 Paris
First-leg goals at the Parc des Princes from Leonardo, Benoît Cauet and Jérôme Leroy put Paris on the verge of the final – although they were left hanging on after Robbie Fowler and Mark Wright reduced the deficit at Anfield.

2018/19 Champions League group stage
Liverpool 3-2 Paris
Paris 2-1 Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool kicked off Group C with another Anfield win against Paris despite letting slip a two-goal lead given to them by Daniel Sturridge and James Milner. Thomas Meunier and Kylian Mbappé pulled Thomas Tuchel's Paris level, only for Robert Firmino to settle it two minutes into added time. Milner also converted a penalty at the Parc des Princes, but Paris held on to an advantage given to them by Juan Bernat and Neymar.

Form guide

Paris

Record vs English clubs: W9 D9 L13 F40 A46
Home record vs English clubs: W6 D5 L4

Paris have already played Premier League visitors at the Parc des Princes this season, coming from two goals down to beat Manchester City 4-2 on Matchday 7.

That was only their second victory in their last eight games against English clubs, a run that includes five defeats – the most recent 2-0 at Arsenal on Matchday 2.

The win against City was only Paris' fifth in their last 18 matches against English sides, home and away (D4 L9), and one of only three in the last nine at home (D3 L3).

This is Paris' first knockout tie against a team from England since losing 1-4 on aggregate to City in the 2020/21 semi-finals – a third successive two-legged loss making their overall record W3 L5.

This is Paris's 17th campaign in the Champions League proper, a new French record; they had previously been level with Lyon. They have featured every season since 2012/13, reaching the knockout stages in all 13 of those most recent campaigns.

Last season Les Parisiens beat Spanish pair Real Sociedad (4-1 aggregate) and Barcelona (6-4 aggregate) in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively, before losing to Borussia Dortmund in the last four (0-1 a, 0-1 h).

The French side have lost in the last 16 in five of their last eight Champions League campaigns. Their overall record at this stage is W7 L5.

The Parisians have won 20 of their last 43 European matches (D8 L15) and have been victorious in 50 of their last 80 home games (D20 L10), including against Girona (1-0), Manchester City and Brest (7-0) this season. The 1-2 reverse to Atlético de Madrid was one of nine in their last 30 matches at the Parc des Princes.

Liverpool

Record vs French clubs: W19 D3 L11 F54 A31
Away record vs French clubs: W5 D2 L9

Like Paris Liverpool also faced a club from their opponents' country on Matchday 7, beating LOSC Lille 2-1 at Anfield.

That made it five wins in the Reds' last eight games against French teams, home and away (D1 L2).

Liverpool went down 3-2 at Toulouse in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, making it five games without a win in France (D2 L3) – they had won the previous four having managed a single victory in their first seven visits, losing six.

The Merseysiders' last knockout tie against Ligue 1 opponents was a 3-1 aggregate defeat of Lille in the 2009/10 Europa League round of 16, making their overall two-legged record W5 L3.

Liverpool last featured in the Champions League in 2022/23, finishing second in their section behind Napoli before losing 6-2 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the round of 16. That made their record at this stage W8 L3.

Liverpool have won 16 of their last 22 away Champions League matches (D1 L5) including 11 of the last 15; they have been victorious at AC Milan (3-1), Leipzig and Girona (both 1-0) this season, losing 2-3 at PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 8.

Links and trivia

Has played in France:
Ibrahima Konaté (Sochaux 2014–17)

Has played in England:
Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers 2020/21 loan)

International team-mates:
Lucas Hernández, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé, Presnel Kimpembe & Ibrahima Konaté (France)
Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo & Alisson (Brazil)
João Neves, Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos & Diogo Jota (Portugal)
Gianluigi Donnarumma & Federico Chiesa (Italy)

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made his Champions League debut in Napoli’s 4-1 win against Liverpool on Matchday 1 in 2022/23, setting up the third goal.

Gonçalo Ramos scored Benfica's first goal in a 3-3 draw at Liverpool in the 2022/23 quarter-final second leg (4-6 aggregate)

Luis Enrique was in the Barcelona side beaten 1-0 on aggregate by Liverpool in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup semi-finals and featured twice against them in the following season's Champions League first group stage (3-1 a, 0-0 h).

Latest news

Paris

Paris have won their last ten games in all competitions, and are unbeaten in 22 (W18 D4) since a 1-0 loss at Bayern München on 26 November. They were 4-1 winners at home to LOSC Lille on Saturday, Marquinhos scoring his first club goal since 28 December 2022.

Ousmane Dembélé has scored in Paris' last three games, making it 18 goals in 14 appearances in 2025 – five more than he managed in 42 games in 2024.

Dembélé has 18 Ligue 1 goals this season, having managed three in 2023/24, and 27 in all competitions this season; his previous best was 14 for Barcelona in 2018/19.

After their second-leg win against Brest, Paris were 3-2 Ligue 1 winners at Lyon on 23 February, Achraf Hakimi scoring twice.

Three days later Paris won 7-0 away to fourth division Saint-Brieuc in the French Cup quarter-finals. They will visit Ligue 2 Dunkerque in the semi-finals on 2 April.

Gonçalo Ramos' hat-trick at Saint-Brieuc made it six goals and three assists in his last nine appearances.

A 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at home to Reims on 25 January is the only one of Paris' last 16 games in all competitions they have not won.

Warren Zaïre-Emery came on at Saint-Brieuc having not played since spraining an ankle at Stuttgart and was a second-half substitute on Saturday.

Liverpool

Liverpool went 13 points clear in the Premier League with a 2-0 home win against Newcastle on 26 February – their sixth victory in eight league games.

The Reds have scored two or more goals in their last eight league matches.

A 0-1 home loss to Nottingham Forest on 14 September is Liverpool's only Premier League loss of the season – they have won 20 of their 28 matches.

Liverpool have 12 clean sheets in the league this season, more than any other team.

Mohamed Salah is the top scorer in this season's Premier League with 25 goals. He also has 17 assists, three short of the record held by Kevin De Bruyne (2019/20) and Thierry Henry (2002/03).

Salah has goal contributions in his last seven league matches (seven goals, four assists).

Having beaten Tottenham 4-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, Arne Slot's side will face Newcastle in the League Cup final on 16 March.

Liverpool were beaten 1-0 at Championship club Plymouth in the FA Cup fourth round on 9 February.

Joe Gomez has had surgery on a hamstring injury suffered in that game.

Conor Bradley has been sidelined since suffering a thigh problem in a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on 19 February.