Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet in the Champions League on Wednesday, meeting in a clash between the two favourites to win the competition this season.
Defending Champion PSG They aim to join Real Madrid as the only team to hold the title in modern times. Madrid has won three times in a row since 2016-2018. Other than that, no team has won consecutive games since the European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League in 1992.
Although the success of PSG last season led to the proposal that French clubs could begin a new era of domination, Barcelona is expected to be one of the biggest challengers of the season.
“For us, it’s exciting to play against a team in the same mentality,” PSG coach Luis Enrique said. “It’s a special match for both teams.”
Two other teams at this season’s competition are Arsenal and Manchester City.
Arsenal hosts Olympiacos and the 2023 Champions City Travel in Monaco.
Tuesday’s results
There was Winds in goal at the Champions League on Tuesday Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich each scored five points.
Kylian Mbappe attacked a hat-trick in a 5-0 victory over Real Madrid’s Kairat, but Atletico was a 5-1 winner against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern’s 5-1 victory at Paphos. Meanwhile, Marseille defeated Ajax 4-0.
The surprise result of the night was Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray.
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