PSG and Barcelona meet as the Champions League's top two clubs

PSG host Barcelona on Tuesday in Champions League match week three, with the two sides leading the league phase as its top two teams.

• Barcelona will be without defenders Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia for the match due to injury.
• Barcelona have not kept a clean sheet in 17 consecutive Champions League matches, conceding 29 goals since April 2025.
• PSG lead the Champions League scoring chart this season with 10 goals.
• PSG beat Barcelona 2-1 when the sides met at this stage last season.
• PSG will be without left-back Nuno Mendes, and coach Luis Enrique plans a collective defensive approach to contain Lamine Yamal.
• Barcelona president Joan Laporta called the match the best to watch in Europe and the two sides the most in-form teams.
• Striker Hamza Abdelkareem returns to Barcelona's squad for Tuesday's match at the Parc des Princes.
• João Cancelo will return at left-back seeking to atone for his costly errors in Barcelona's 2024 Champions League exit to PSG.
• Hansi Flick confirmed Raphinha will start and called the match more important than Barcelona's Clasico against Real Madrid.
• Midfielder Rodri is doubtful for the match due to muscle fatigue and may be rested by Flick as a precaution.
• Flick confirmed his lineup with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal leading the attack, while Rodri and Hamza Abdelkarim sit on the bench.
• Around 2,000 Barcelona fans provoked PSG supporters with 'remontada' chants and flares near the Parc des Princes.