Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain facts

It is advantage Liverpool in their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain as the teams meet again at Anfield.

There was nothing between the league leaders of France and England at the Parc des Princes on 5 March until Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott – introduced less than 60 seconds earlier – struck three minutes from time to secure the first away victory in this fixture after four home wins.

Previous meetings

Matches 5
Liverpool wins 3
Paris wins 2
Draws 0
Liverpool goals 7
Paris goals 7

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

Liverpool

Record vs French clubs: W20 D3 L11 F55 A31
Home record vs French clubs: W14 D1 L2

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

The first-leg win in Paris was the Reds' sixth in their last nine games against French teams, home and away (D1 L2).

Liverpool have won their last five games against French teams at Anfield, scoring 15 goals; they had lost two of their previous three but have been victorious in 14 of their 17 home matches against French visitors overall.

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 14 of their last 19 Champions League matches at Anfield (D2 L3), beating Bologna (2-0), Bayer Leverkusen (4-0), Real Madrid (2-0) and Lille this season.

The Reds have won all 37 European ties in which they won the away first leg, including 13 in which the initial scoreline was 1-0.

Liverpool's record in five UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W4 L1:
4-2 v Roma, 1983/84 European Cup final
3-2 v AC Milan, 2004/05 Champions League final
4-1 v Chelsea, 2006/07 Champions League semi-final
4-5 v Beşiktaş, 2014/15 Europa League round of 32
5-4 v Chelsea, 2019 Super Cup

Paris

Record vs English clubs: W9 D9 L14 F40 A47
Away record vs English clubs: W3 D4 L9

The first leg was Paris' second game against Premier League visitors at the Parc des Princes this season; they came from two goals down to beat Manchester City 4-2 on Matchday 7.

That was one of only two victories in their last nine games against English clubs, a run that features six defeats – including 2-0 at Arsenal on Matchday 2.

The win against City is one of only five in Paris' last 19 matches against English sides, home and away (D4 L10). They have lost their last four games in England, and five of their last seven (W2).

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 44 European matches (D8 L16) and have been victorious in 17 of their last 37 away Champions League fixtures (D6 L14). They lost at Arsenal and Bayern München (0-1) this season but have won the last three, at Salzburg (3-0), Stuttgart (4-1) and Brest (3-0).

Paris lost 2-3 at home to Barcelona in last season's quarter-final first leg but progressed after a 4-1 away success – the first time they had won a European tie after a home first-leg loss at the eighth attempt. Three of those defeats came after a 0-1 home first-leg loss, most recently against Bayern in the 2022/23 round of 16 (0-2 a).

Paris's record in one UEFA penalty shoot-out is W0 L1:
3-4 v Rangers, 2001/02 UEFA Cup third round

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

Liverpool

On Saturday Premier League leaders Liverpool came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield – their seventh victory in nine league games meaning they are now 15 points clear at the top.

Mohamed Salah converted two penalties and is the top scorer in this season's Premier League with 27 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 eight league matches (nine goals, four assists).

The Reds have scored two or more goals in their last nine 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 21 of their 29 matches.

That defeat is also the only one of Liverpool's 21 home games in all competitions this season in which they scored less than twice.

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.

Cody Gakpo has missed the last two games with an ankle injury.

Paris

Defeat by Liverpool ended Paris' run of ten successive victories in all competitions, and their 22-game unbeaten sequence (W18 D4) since a 1-0 loss at Bayern München on 26 November.

Paris were 4-1 winners at Rennes on Saturday, Ousmane Dembélé coming off the bench to score twice and make it 20 goals in 17 appearances in 2025 – seven more than he managed in 42 games in 2024.

Dembélé has 20 Ligue 1 goals this season, having managed three in 2023/24, and 29 in all competitions this season; his previous best was 14 for Barcelona in 2018/19.

On 26 February 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 1 April.

Gonçalo Ramos' hat-trick at Saint-Brieuc and his strike at Rennes made it seven goals and three assists in his last 11 appearances.

Warren Zaïre-Emery was Paris captain for the first time on Saturday – his 19th birthday and his first start since spraining an ankle at Stuttgart on 29 January.