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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 8
PSG wins: 2
Draws: 2
Man City wins: 4
While meetings between these two clubs have been few and far between, the majority have been crucial and played a pivotal part in the shape-up of European runs for both of them.
In the behind-doors-closed season of 2020-21, the two faced off in the semi-finals of the Champions League, where City made light work of PSG on their way to being runners-up that year.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez saw Pep Guardiola's men come from behind to win in Paris in the first leg, before a brace from the Algerian at the Etihad amid an implosion from PSG saw City advance 4-1 on aggregate.
Just a few months later, the two were drawn in the same group in the following season's Champions League, and while Idrissa Gueye and Lionel Messi's goals sealed, to date, their only win in this fixture, they still ended up second in the section.
That was courtesy of a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad, where Kylian Mbappe's opener was soon cancelled out by Raheem Sterling, before Gabriel Jesus netted the winner, sealing top spot for Guardiola's men.
The only other Champions League meetings between the clubs came back in 2016, when the quarter-final draw paired them together, and it served up a thrilling European tie.
In a 2-2 draw in Paris in the first leg, Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a first-half penalty before equalising shortly after, with the visitors needing a goal from Fernandinho to leave France with a draw, and they took advantage, with De Bruyne's superb late strike in Manchester sending them through to their first ever Champions League semi-final.
Unquestionably the most dramatic meeting came in January 2025 though, during the first edition of the newly-formed league phase, and a clash on matchday seven became must-win for both, after dismal starts.
It was PSG who eventually came out on top on home soil, going 2-0 down before a spirited fightback saw Luis Enrique down his good friend Guardiola in a 4-2 victory, with late goals from Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos proving to be the notable moments.
Before those Champions League showdowns, and the respective rises to power under their rich owners, PSG and City met in the UEFA Cup group stage back in 2008, playing out a dull 0-0 draw which was enough for the English side to win the group, but it left Paul Le Guen's side on two points with just one game remaining.
The Parisians did eventually progress with Mark Hughes's City by winning on the final matchday, but the two would go on to be eliminated in the quarter-finals that season.
Previous meetings
Jan 22, 2025: PSG 4-2 Man City (Champions League League Phase)
Nov 24, 2021: Man City 2-1 PSG (Champions League Group Stage)
Sep 28, 2021: PSG 2-0 Man City (Champions League Group Stage)
May 04, 2021: Man City 2-0 PSG (Champions League Semi-Finals)
Apr 28, 2021: PSG 1-2 Man City (Champions League Semi-Finals)
Apr 12, 2016: Man City 1-0 PSG (Champions League Quarter-Finals)
Apr 06, 2016: PSG 2-2 Man City (Champions League Quarter-Finals)
Dec 03, 2008: Man City 0-0 PSG (UEFA Cup Group Stage)
Previous Champions League meetings
Jan 22, 2025: PSG 4-2 Man City (League Phase)
Nov 24, 2021: Man City 2-1 PSG (Group Stage)
Sep 28, 2021: PSG 2-0 Man City (Group Stage)
May 04, 2021: Man City 2-0 PSG (Semi-Finals)
Apr 28, 2021: PSG 1-2 Man City (Semi-Finals)
Apr 12, 2016: Man City 1-0 PSG (Quarter-Finals)
Apr 06, 2016: PSG 2-2 Man City (Quarter-Finals)
Andrew Delaney
