Champions League round of 16 second leg: Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain facts

Paris Saint-Germain travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea defending a 5-2 first-leg advantage in their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.

Bradley Barcola's tenth-minute opener put Paris ahead at the Parc des Prince on 11 March and, though Malo Gusto (28) levelled, Ousmane Dembélé (40) restored the advantage. Enzo Fernández (57) responded once more but Vitinha (74) made it 3-2 before two late goals from substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (86, 90+4).

Chelsea were sixth in the league phase and are in the round of 16 for the 18th time – but the first in three seasons. Holders Paris came through an all-French knockout phase play-off for the second season in succession, beating Monaco 5-4 on aggregate (3-2 a, 2-2 h) having finished 11th in the league phase.

Last match

The teams have faced each other nine times in UEFA competition, all in the Champions League, Paris recording four wins to Chelsea's two.

Paris won 2-1 both home and away in the 2015/16 round of 16 to make it two aggregate victories in the sides' three knockout ties. They also prevailed on away goals in the 2014/15 round of 16 (1-1 h, 2-2 a aet) but lost by the same route in the 2013/14 quarter-finals (3-1 h, 0-2 a).

Paris have therefore won the last three European matches between the clubs and are unbeaten in five (W3 D2).

Before losing in Paris Chelsea had won six successive matches against French opposition, most recently against Lille in the 2021/22 round of 16 (2-0 h, 2-1 a).

That made the Blues' aggregate record in two-legged ties involving Ligue 1 opponents W2 L3.

Chelsea have scored two or more goals in their last seven matches against French teams.

The Londoners have lost only one of their 11 home matches against Ligue 1 visitors (W7 D3), winning the last three.

This is Paris' fifth game involving Premier League opposition this season. Having beaten Tottenham in the UEFA Super Cup in August (2-2, 4-3 pens), they were 5-3 victors at home to the same opponents on Matchday 5 before a 1-1 Matchday 8 draw against Newcastle at the Parc des Princes.

Paris have lost only one of their last nine matches against English opposition (W6 D2) and are unbeaten in six (W4 D2).

The French club have won two of their last three games in England (L1) having managed three victories on their first 16 visits (D4 L9).

The Parisiens have won their last three two legged ties against English clubs, all in last season’s Champions League, eliminating Liverpool (1-1 agg, 4-1 pens), Aston Villa (5-4) and Arsenal (3-1) in the round of 16, quarter finals and semi finals respectively.

Chelsea 

This is Chelsea's 20th Champions League campaign, and a first since 2022/23, when they progressed to the quarter-finals – they have reached the knockout rounds in their last eight campaigns.

Enzo Maresca's side won the UEFA Conference League in 2024/25, beating Real Betis 4-1 in the final.

Paris

This is Paris' 18th campaign in the Champions League proper. They have featured every season since 2012/13, reaching the knockout stages in the last 14 campaigns.

Fifteenth in last season's league phase (W4 D1 L3), Luis Enrique's side beat Brest (10-0 aggregate), Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal to reach the showpiece in Munich, where their 5-0 win against Inter was the biggest final victory in European Cup history.

Key stats

Chelsea's round of 16 record is W11 L6. They have won their last three ties, most recently against Dortmund in 2022/23 (0-1 a, 2-0 h).

The Londoners have won 13 of their last 16 two-legged European ties.

Chelsea have lost only one away European first leg by three goals, against Real Zaragoza in the 1994/95 Cup Winners' Cup semi‑finals (0-3 a, 3-1 h).

Fernández has scored in Chelsea's last two Champions League matches.

Paris are in the round of 16 for the 14th successive season. Last season's win against Liverpool made their record at this stage W8 L5.

Paris have won their last five knockout ties.

The Parisiens have lost only two of their last 15 European games (W9 D4).

Paris have also lost only two of their last 12 matches in the knockout phase (W9 D1).

The French club have progressed in all four European ties in which they won the home first leg by a three-goal margin.

Kvaratskhelia's first-leg double took him to 11 goals in the Champions League proper, the first Georgian player to reach double figures.

Vitinha has scored in three successive appearances against English opposition, five goals in all.