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Manchester City vs Paris Saint Germain has produced a competitive European history with a visible tilt toward City, but not a settled hierarchy. City won 2-0 in the 2021 semi-final return and 2-1 in Paris in the first leg, while Paris Saint Germain answered with a 4-2 home victory on 22 January 2025. The contrast keeps this high-level matchup open to reversal.
Past matches, Manchester City vs Paris Saint Germain
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Starting eleven
Substitutes Manchester City
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21D
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37F
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13G
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32M
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47M
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8M
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82D
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7F
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27M
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33D
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28G
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22D
Paris Saint Germain Substitutes
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D
12
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M
27
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F
22
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D
21
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F
7
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F
47
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M
87
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F
9
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D
6
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G
80
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D
4
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G
30
Match events
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13'⚽Désiré Doue Normal Goal (Asst: Fabián Ruiz)
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15'⚽Ousmane Dembélé Normal Goal (Asst: Désiré Doue)
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32'⚽Vitinha Normal Goal (Asst: Warren Zaire-Emery)
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45'Iliman Ndiaye Jeremy Doku
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45'Matheus Nunes Rúben Dias
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45'Ayyoub Bouaddi Rayan Cherki
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53'⚽Erling Haaland Normal Goal (Asst: Iliman Ndiaye)
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61'Antoine Semenyo Yellow Card
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62'⚽Maghnes Akliouche Normal Goal (Asst: Ousmane Dembélé)
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66'Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Désiré Doue
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69'Warren Zaire-Emery Yellow Card
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75'⚽Erling Haaland Normal Goal (Asst: Ayyoub Bouaddi)
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76'Ferrán Torres Ousmane Dembélé
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76'João Neves Maghnes Akliouche
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84'Lucas Beraldo Warren Zaire-Emery
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84'Lucas Hernández Fabián Ruiz
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90'⚽Ferrán Torres Missed Penalty
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90'Nico O'Reilly Enzo Fernández
Stats for this game
Matchup Manchester City VS Paris Saint Germain
City’s knockout advantage
Manchester City established a strong direction in the 2016 and 2021 Champions League knockout meetings. The clubs drew 2-2 in Paris on 6 April 2016 before City won the return 1-0. Five years later, City again took control of the tie: a 2-1 away win on 28 April 2021 was followed by a 2-0 home victory on 4 May. Those results show City handling both venues effectively, while also keeping the evidence tied to major European contests rather than a simple venue effect.
Paris Saint Germain’s counterpoint
The balance cannot be reduced to City’s knockout successes. Paris Saint Germain won 2-0 at home on 28 September 2021, then defeated City 4-2 on 22 January 2025 after City had taken a 2-1 group-stage meeting in Manchester on 24 November 2021. That 4-2 result supplies a clear counterweight to the earlier pattern. Future meetings will test whether City’s broader advantage remains resilient or whether Paris Saint Germain can make the reversal more than an isolated response.