Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich preview: Two European giants clash on the biggest stage

Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain welcome six-time winners Bayern Munich to the French capital in a blockbuster Champions League fixture at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night.

PSG saw off Nice 1-0 late on, thanks to a Gonzalo Ramos header to rescue all three points for the Parisians in their last outing.

The Parisians are among the five teams to have picked up the maximum nine points from three games in the league phase of the Champions League, with their most recent one being a 2-1 win over Barcelona.

Bayern defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Bundesliga, ending Leverkusen’s 37-unbeaten-away-league-run.

The Bavarians smashed Club Brugge 4-0 in their last UCL game, also recording a perfect record so far in the competition.

Match preview

Paris Saint-Germain have lost each of their last four matches against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, with this their longest-ever losing run against a team in the competition.

Bayern have beaten PSG the most times in the Champions League, winning eight of their 14 meetings in the competition (L6). If the German side win here, they would also become the only team to have won three consecutive away matches against PSG in the Champions League.

PSG have failed to score a single goal across their last four meetings with Bayern in the Champions League, their longest run without scoring against an opponent in the competition.

This will be the Bavarians’ first Champions League match against the previous season’s winners since a 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in May 2018.

The Parisians have scored more goals than any other team in this season’s Champions League (13), the most netted in a side’s first three games since Napoli scored 13 in 2022/23.

Bayern are looking to win four consecutive Champions League matches for the first time since winning their first four in 2023/24, while the last time they netted three or more goals in four games in a row was between September and November 2021 under Julian Nagelsmann.

Harry Kane could score in five consecutive Champions League appearances for the first time in his career, while only two other players have scored in five in a row in the competition as Bayern players (Arjen Robben in October 2013 and Robert Lewandowski on three different occasions).

Team news

Paris Saint-Germain

The host will be without Desire Doué, Kang-in Lee and Illia Zabarnyi, who was sent off in their last Champions League game.

Bayern Munich

Long-term absentees Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala will miss the trip to the French capital.

Predicted line-ups

Paris Saint-Germain: Lucas Chevalier, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé.

Bayern Munich: Manuel Neuer, Raphaël Guerreiro, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Michael Olise, Lennart Karl, Luis Díaz, Harry Kane.