PSG vs Manchester City

Parc des Princes is the venue as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City lock horns in a blockbuster UEFA Champions League fixture.

PSG’s prospects of reaching the knock-outs have dwindled on the back of a dismal 1-1 draw with Club Brugge on an opening day, stretching their winless Champions League streak to four games (D1, L3). ‘Les Parisiens’ could now go winless in their opening two matches in the competition for the first time since 2004/05. To avoid that scenario, PSG will have to defy their ‘Man City jinx’ and register their first-ever Champions League victory in this fixture after five failed attempts (D2, L3). Only against Juventus (8) have they played on more occasions in the competition without ever winning. After suffering defeats in both legs of their last season’s Champions League semi-final tie to this exact opposition, the Ligue 1 heavyweights have now lost four of their previous five match-ups against Premier League sides (W1).

On the other hand, Manchester City made light work of their Matchday 1 fixture, dismantling RB Leipzig 6-3 on home turf. Remarkably, the ‘Citizens’ are now unbeaten in their ten consecutive Champions League games on foreign soil (W8, D2). Additionally, you have to go back to December 2017 to find Man City’s last Champions League defeat outside of England, courtesy of a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk. Adding to their confidence, the reigning English champions have won their last four European clashes against Ligue 1 sides by an aggregate score of 10-1. After overcoming Chelsea 1-0 in their weekend’s Premier League showdown, Pep Guardiola became Man City’s all-time most successful manager in terms of competitive wins (221). The Spaniard has guided his side to a seven-match undefeated run in all competitions (W6, D1) since losing 1-0 to Tottenham on the opening Premier League weekend.