champions league,
League stage – 2
Manchester City
MCI
10/14/2026
20:00
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain
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place
- Etihad Stadium
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Judgment
- Sven Jablonski
Where to watch Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain: TV and online broadcast
The Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain match will kick off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday, October 14 at Etihad Stadium. In the UK, you can watch it on TNT Sports and stream it on HBO Max.
If you live outside the UK, click Link here To find out where to watch it in your area.
Summary of the Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain match
The featured match comes in the second round of the Champions League at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Manchester City faces Paris Saint-Germain, who have won the title in the past two seasons.
The match will be played amid uncertainty with City, assuming their appeal fails, awaiting the penalty to be imposed after they were found guilty of breaching more than 100 Premier League financial regulations.
It remains to be seen whether City fans direct their anger at the directors’ box on Wednesday or simply focus on cheering on the playing and coaching staff who played no part in the financial shenanigans taking place in the boardroom.
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak did not appear at Anfield during the 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, with cameras instead focusing on CEO Ferran Soriano.
The win over Merseyside was very impressive and maintained City’s perfect start to the season. They lead the Premier League with six wins from six and won 2-0 at Porto in their Champions League opener.
Wednesday night may also bring an emotional reunion. According to reports, Pep Guardiola is expected to be at the Etihad Stadium for the first time since leaving the club.
Paris Saint-Germain also made the perfect start in Europe, thrashing Slovan Bratislava 6-1 in Paris. Luis Enrique’s side have been less convincing in Ligue 1, but they beat Le Mans 3-1 on Saturday, and with Ousmane Dembélé, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha rested or used only on the bench, they should arrive in Manchester refreshed.
City fans will remember the last time these two teams met in the league stage. In January 2025, City took a 2-0 lead in Paris before PSG came back to win 4-2.
European Champions League schedule
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position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion – Champions League (play-offs: 1/8 finals)
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position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Promotion – Champions League (play-offs: 1/16 – Finals)
Team news for the Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain match
Mariska has a perfectly decent squad to choose from. Haaland, Antoine Simeño and Nico O’Reilly all returned from the international break with minor issues, but all three have been eliminated.
Phil Foden returns after serving the final game of his three-match domestic ban against Liverpool. His suspension was never enforced in Europe, but he is now fully fit and fresh after missing Sunday’s game.
Jeremy Doku’s substitute appearance at Anfield, his longest appearance since suffering a calf injury in August, has left Maresca in a choice dilemma on the left flank.
For Paris Saint-Germain, Dembele returned to training on Saturday and Mendes returned to the group on Sunday after a scheduled rest, with both expected to be available. Ceni Maiolo will be sidelined due to a muscle injury he suffered while training for youth in France.
Hvicha Kvaratskhelia came off the bench to score against Le Mans, and Desiree Douy was a late substitute, so both should be ready to start.
The expected lineup for the match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O’Reilly; Anderson, Fernandez; Semenyu, Chirkey, Doku; Haaland
Paris Saint-Germain: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Zabarny, Mendes; Neves, Vitinia, Ruiz; God, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain match statistics
- All eight of the clubs’ matches have come in the last 20 years. City won four matches to Paris’s two – although the French team were victorious in the last encounter, after going down 0-2 to… Won 4-2 at Parc des Princes in the seventh round of the 2024/25 season. Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead in Paris, but Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barkola, Joao Neves and Gonzalo Ramos scored in the final 34 minutes for a Paris side coached then, as now, by Luis Enrique.
- City did not lose at home to Paris (W3, D1), and won each of the last three matches – The latest was 2-1 in the fifth round of the 2021/22 season.
- The English club also defeated Paris in the quarter-finals of the 2015-2016 season (2-2a, 1-0 h(And the semi-finals of the 2020/21 season)2-1a, 2-0 h).
- City have lost only two of their last eight matches against French opponents (W5 D1) although they have won just one of their last four matches (D1 L2). The latter tied 2-2 with Monaco in the second round of last season.
- Paris has not lost in its last 11 matches against English teams (won 8, drawn 3), Beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the European Super Cup in August. Last season’s Champions League final against ArsenalIt is the only match in the last six that they did not win in regular time.
- It beat Liverpool 2-0 in the second leg of the quarter-finals last season It was Paris’s third in a row in England.
Predict the result of the Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain match
It may be foolish to bet against the two-time defending champions, but City’s performance at Anfield, and the potential sense of mutiny at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, means we’re looking at the home team being outclassed in what should be a fascinating game.
Manchester City
2 – 1
Paris Saint-Germain
