Champions League: Manchester City–Paris Saint-Germain's 10 key figures

14.10.26 15:00 Champions League

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Manchester City–PSG is the match not to miss tonight in the Champions League (7 p.m. GMT). Here are the ten figures to remember before kick-off in this exciting clash, based on data from leading statistics provider Opta.

4 — Manchester City have never lost to PSG at the Etihad Stadium. The Citizens have recorded three wins and one draw in their four previous home games against the Parisian club.

9 — City and PSG will face each other for the ninth time in European competition. The English side have recorded four wins, two draws and two defeats in the first eight encounters.

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9 — Paris are unbeaten in their last nine European matches against English clubs, with seven wins and two draws. A tenth game without defeat would see PSG enter a very exclusive circle.

11 — PSG have remained unbeaten in their last eleven Champions League matches, recording seven wins and four draws. The Parisians are now just two games short of their best-ever run, which consisted of thirteen matches between 2012 and 2013.

31 — Ousmane Dembélé has registered 31 goal contributions in the Champions League with Paris, thanks to 20 goals and 11 assists in 41 appearances. He now sits fifth in the club's all-time rankings in the competition.

36 — Erling Haaland already has 36 goals in just 40 Champions League matches with Manchester City. Another goal would see him overtake Sergio Agüero and become the club's all-time leading scorer in the competition.

42 — The Norwegian has scored 42 goals in 39 appearances in the Champions League group stage or league phase since making his debut in the competition in 2019–20. No other player has done better over that period.

44.1% — Manchester City are the favourites according to Opta's supercomputer, with a 44.1% chance of winning, compared with 32% for PSG. The draw is given a 23.9% probability.

1,703 — Vitinha has led Champions League midfielders since the start of last season with 1,703 completed passes. The Portuguese midfielder also ranks first for line-breaking passes, with 327, and possession recoveries, with 106.

72.1% — PSG recorded the highest average possession on the opening matchday of this new Champions League campaign, at 72.1%. Paris also made 14 high turnovers, seven of which directly led to a shot—the highest totals of the matchday.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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