Paris Saint Germain host Barcelona in top-of-the-table clash in Matchday 3 of the Champions League

A top clash brings together Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona in Matchday 3 of the league stage of the Champions League for the 2026/27 season, on 20 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, with the match to be broadcast on the beIN Sports network.

Paris Saint Germain enter the match on a winning streak, having won their last five matches, the most recent being a 3-1 win over Strasbourg on 17 October, preceded by a big win over Manchester City 4-2, and a win over Le Mans 3-1.

Barcelona, for their part, also maintain a perfect record of wins in their last five matches, the most recent being a big win over Real Betis 5-2 on 17 October, preceded by a win over Galatasaray 4-1, and a win over Getafe 3-0.

In terms of previous meetings between the two sides, Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 2-1 on 1 October 2025, and also won 4-1 at home on 16 April 2024 after having lost the first leg 2-3 on 10 April 2024. The two sides had previously drawn 1-1 on 10 March 2021, while Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 on 16 February 2021.

Paris Saint Germain will be without A. Lungoni and Senny Mayulu due to injury, while Barcelona will be missing the services of Bardghji, Andreas Bodtker Christensen and Gabriel Jesus for the same reason.

In the standings, Paris Saint Germain top the table with 6 points from two matches won, having scored 10 goals and conceded 3, while Barcelona occupy second place with the same points tally and number of matches, having scored 9 goals and conceded only 2.