Paris St-Germain and Barcelona go face each other for this season Champions League, and na di kind match wey fit turn out to be di most exciting fixture for di competition. Di two teams wey dey score goals anyhow go start match week three as di top two for di league phase, with PSG sitting ahead of Barcelona on goals scored, and no other side don net pass dem dis term.
Dis one no be ordinary group game. Last season, PSG beat Barcelona 2-1 for dis same stage, and Luis Enrique side later carry di Champions League title for di second time straight. Before that one, dem also beat Barcelona over two legs for di quarter-finals three seasons ago.
French football expert Julien Laurens tell BBC Sport Euro Leagues podcast say di game on Tuesday go dey fascinating.
Di numbers dey back up di hype. Since di 2025 Club World Cup start, Barcelona and PSG dey rank second and third respectively for most goals scored per match among clubs for Europe top five leagues. Barcelona don net 192 times in 68 games, at a rate of 2.82 per match, while PSG score 154 in 67 games at 2.3 per outing. Na only Bayern Munich dey above di two of dem.
PSG dominance for France no dey in doubt. Dem don win 12 of di past 14 Ligue 1 titles, including di past five, and three of those five titles dem win by nine or more points. Barcelona, for dia own side, na defending La Liga champions and dem don win three of di past four titles. Last season, dem finish eight points clear of arch rivals Real Madrid wey come second.
For Champions League history, PSG become only di second team to win am back-to-back for di competition era, after Real Madrid. Also, for di past two seasons, na only Bayern Munich from Europe big five leagues fit match Barcelona and PSG for back-to-back titles.
