Champions League semi-final first leg: Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern München facts

Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern München again as the latest chapter in their UEFA Champions League rivalry begins in the semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes.

Bayern were 2-1 winners in Paris on Matchday 4, their fifth successive victory against Paris.

Champions League holders Paris reached a third successive semi-final – a European Cup first for a French club – by beating Liverpool 2-0 in both France and England in the quarter-finals. Eleventh in the league phase, they defeated Monaco 5-4 on aggregate in an all-French knockout phase play-off (3-2 a, 2-2 h) and Chelsea 8-2 in the round of 16 (5-2 h, 3-0 a).

Bayern have won 11 of their 12 games in this season's Champions League (L1). Second in the league phase, they beat Atalanta in the last 16 (6-1 a, 4-1 h) and Real Madrid in an epic quarter-final (2-1 a, 4-3 h).

Last match

This is the sixth season in the last nine in which the teams have met in the Champions League.

Luis Díaz scored twice (4 32) at Parc des Princes on 4 November to help Bayern to a 2-1 victory, the visitors holding on despite losing the Colombian to a red card in first-half added time; João Neves' 74th-minute reply was Paris' sole response.

That made it five successive victories against Paris for Bayern, Minjae Kim's first-half goal securing a 1-0 win in Munich on Matchday 5 last season, and seven wins in the last eight – a run that includes a 1-0 triumph in the 2020 Champions League final in Lisbon thanks to a goal from former Paris winger Kingsley Coman.

Bayern were also 3-0 aggregate winners against Paris in the 2022/23 round of 16 (1-0 a, 2-0 h) having lost on away goals as holders in the 2020/21 quarter-finals (2-3 h, 1-0 a).

Paris have won only three of their last 11 matches against German teams (D2 L6), losing four of the last six.

This is Paris' third Champions League semi-final against Bundesliga opponents; they beat Leipzig 3-0 in a one-off tie in 2019/20 before losing 0-2 against Borussia Dortmund in 2023/24 (0-1 a, 0-1 h) – their last two-legged defeat in the competition.

The French club have lost their last two ties against German opponents having won the first four.

Bayern have won 14 of their last 16 matches against French opposition (L2) and six of the most recent seven away (L1).

The German club have won five of their seven two-legged ties against Ligue 1 clubs and all three single-leg knockout ties, including a 3-0 victory against Lyon in the 2019/20 semi-finals.

Bayern's only other European semi-final against a French club was a 2-0 aggregate defeat of St-Étienne in the 1974/75 European Cup (0-0 a, 2-0 h).

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 (1-1 agg, 4-1 pens), Aston Villa (5-4) and Arsenal (3-1) to reach the showpiece in Munich, where their 5-0 win against Inter was the biggest final victory in European Cup history.

Bayern 

Bayern have featured in the Champions League proper in every season since 2008/09, reaching the knockout rounds every time. This is their 29th campaign, fewer only than Barcelona and Real Madrid (both 30).

Twelfth in last season's league phase (W5 L3), the German club lost 3-4 on aggregate to Inter in the quarter-finals (1-2 h, 2-2 a).

Key stats

Paris and Bayern are joint-top scorers in this season's Champions League proper with 38 goals, though Bayern have played 12 matches to Paris' 14.

This is Paris' sixth Champions League semi-final, with the record W2 L3. They beat Arsenal 1-0 away and 2-1 at home last season.

Paris have won their last seven two-legged Champions League ties.

Enrique's side have lost only two of their last 18 Champions League matches (W12 D4) and only two of their last 15 in the knockout phase (W12 D1).

This is Paris' 63rd match in the knockout phase; they have yet to feature in a goalless draw.

Paris have kept clean sheets in their last three Champions League matches.

The French side have won 99 matches in the Champions League proper; no French club has ever reached a century. Paris' first victory in the competition was a 2-0 home success against Bayern on Matchday 1 in 1994/95.

Marquinhos has made 119 Champions League appearances, one short of Roberto Carlos' Brazilian record.

Aged 23 years 313 days, Nuno Mendes could become the youngest Portuguese player to reach 50 Champions League appearances, beating Cristiano Ronaldo's record (24y 83d).

Bayern are in their 22nd European Cup semi-final; their record is W11 L10.

The 2020 win against Lyon in a one-off tie is Bayern's only success in their last six Champions League semi-finals; they have lost their last five two-legged ties, most recently 3-4 on aggregate against Real Madrid in 2023/24 (2-2 h, 1-2 a).

Bayern's 11 victories is the most in this season's Champions League.

Vincent Kompany's side have won seven of their last nine away Champions League matches (D1 L1).

Harry Kane has scored 16 goals in his last 15 Champions League appearances. His second-leg goal against Madrid was his 12th this season, his best in a single campaign – surpassing his 11 in 2024/25 – and the most by an English player in a single edition.

Kane has scored in his last five Champions League appearances; Steven Gerrard, in 2007/08, is the only other English player to score in five successive games.

Díaz has scored in Bayern's last three Champions League matches.