Women's Champions League Matchday 3: Real Madrid vs Paris FC facts
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Real Madrid host Paris FC on Matchday 3 as they look to continue their 100% start to the league phase of the UEFA Women's Champions League against visitors still seeking their first win.
Last match
Drawn together in Group D of the 2023/24 Women's Champions League, Paris FC beat Real Madrid 2-1 in France and 1-0 in Spain in the only previous meetings between the two sides.
Real Madrid's 2-1 victory at Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 2 this season was their first-ever success against a French club, having drawn one and lost five of their previous six games. They are yet to score in their three home games against French visitors (D1 L2), conceding three times.
Aside from their two games against Real Madrid, Paris FC's only other contest against a Spanish team came as Juvisy in 2006/07, where they lost 1-0 to Espanyol in a first qualifying round match staged in Livingston, Scotland.
Real Madrid reached the quarter-finals last season for the first time since their debut in 2021/22, losing to champions Arsenal (2-0 h, 0-3 a) after finishing second in a group containing Chelsea, Twente and Celtic.
Madrid made it through qualifying to reach the group stage in each of their last four entries, and followed suit for the inaugural league phase this season. Entering at the third qualifying round, the Spanish side recorded a 5-1 aggregate triumph against Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1 a, 3-0 h).
Losing 0-8 on aggregate to Manchester City in round 2 last season, Paris FC reached the group stage in 2023/24 where, despite those two wins against Real Madrid, they finished third. Formerly known as Juvisy, they reached the semi-finals in 2012/13.
The French club entered European competition this season in the third qualifying round and progressed to the league phase courtesy of a 2-0 aggregate win over Austria Wien (0-0 h, 2-0 a).
Key stats
Real Madrid have won nine of their last 11 UEFA competition matches (L2), including all four this season.
The Spanish side have won six of their last seven home European games (L1).
Alba Redondo has scored six goals in her previous seven group stage/league phase appearances, and was on target against both Roma (6-2) and Paris SG (2-1) this season.
Paris FC's only two wins in their previous eight group stage/league phase matches (D2 L4) are those two successes against Real Madrid in 2023. They drew 2-2 with OH Leuven on Matchday 1 this season, before a 0-4 defeat at Chelsea.