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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 7
Arsenal wins: 2
Draws: 3
PSG wins: 2
Either side of Mikel Arteta's one-year spell in Paris in the 2001-02 campaign, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain have met seven times down the years in competitive matches, which used to be the Parisiens' kryptonite.
Indeed, PSG did not win any of their first five meetings - the most they had ever faced one team in Europe without ever triumphing - but they banished that curse in the 2024-25 Champions League semi-finals.
A 1-0 success at the Emirates and 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes saw Luis Enrique's men reach the final at Arsenal's expense, while also avenging their previous 2-0 defeat to Mikel Arteta's side from the league phase.
Three further battles have ended in a share of the spoils, while the other one was won by Arsenal, who also demolished the French champions 5-1 in a 2018 pre-season friendly under ex-Parisiens head coach Unai Emery.
Not long before that, Arsenal and PSG also collided in the group stage of the 2016-17 edition, where a 2-2 draw at the Emirates was a tale of two own goals.
On that occasion, Arsene Wenger's men turned the tie on its head as Olivier Giroud's penalty and a Marco Verratti own goal cancelled out Edinson Cavani's opener, but Alex Iwobi then turned the ball past David Ospina to gift Emery's PSG a share of the spoils.
Nothing could separate the two continental giants at the Parc des Princes earlier that season either, as Alexis Sanchez responded to Cavani's first-minute goal on a day where both Giroud and Verratti were sent off in second-half injury time.
Arsenal and PSG also collided in the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - a competition for Europe's domestic cup winners - during the 1993-94 semi-finals, where their inaugural meeting in the first leg saw Ian Wright and David Ginola strike in a 1-1 draw.
However, two weeks later at the old Highbury Stadium, the late Kevin Campbell scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal advanced to the showpiece match, where they defeated Parma 1-0 for their first and only European trophy to date.
Last seven meetings
May 07, 2025: PSG 2-1 Arsenal (Champions League Semi-Final Second Leg)
Apr 29, 2025: Arsenal 0-1 PSG (Champions League Semi-Final First Leg)
Oct 01, 2024: Arsenal 2-0 PSG (Champions League League Stage)
Nov 23, 2016: Arsenal 2-2 PSG (Champions League Group Stage)
Sep 13, 2016: PSG 1-1 Arsenal (Champions League Group Stage)
Apr 12, 1994: Arsenal 1-0 PSG (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Semi-Finals Second Leg)
Mar 29, 1994: PSG 1-1 Arsenal (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Semi-Finals First Leg)
Ben Knapton
