Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain delivered a Champions League classic on Wednesday night at the Etihad Stadium, with the back-to-back champions escaping with a 4-2 victory.

Both teams had countless chances to add to the scoring, including Man City hitting the woodwork several times and Ferran Torres missing a late penalty, but the champions ultimately did enough to secure all three points.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 9

PSG wins: 3

Draws: 2

Man City wins: 4

While meetings between these two clubs have been few and far between, the majority have been crucial and played a pivotal part in the shape-up of European runs for both of them.

In the behind-doors-closed season of 2020-21, the two faced off in the semi-finals of the Champions League, where City made light work of PSG on their way to being runners-up that year.

Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez saw Pep Guardiola's men come from behind to win in Paris in the first leg, before a brace from the Algerian at the Etihad Stadium amid an implosion from PSG saw City advance 4-1 on aggregate.

Just a few months later, the two were drawn in the same group in the following season's Champions League, and while Idrissa Gueye and Lionel Messi's goals sealed their first win in this fixture, they still ended up second in the section.

That was courtesy of a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad, where Kylian Mbappe's opener was soon cancelled out by Raheem Sterling, before Gabriel Jesus netted the winner, sealing top spot for Guardiola's men.

The first Champions League meetings between the two clubs came back in April 2016 when the quarter-final draw paired them together, and it served up a thrilling European tie.

In a 2-2 first-leg draw in Paris, Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a first-half penalty before equalising shortly after, with the visitors needing a goal from Fernandinho to leave France with a draw. De Bruyne's superb late strike in Manchester ultimately sent City through to their first ever Champions League semi-final, winning 3-2 on aggregate.

Unquestionably the most dramatic meeting came in January 2025, though, during the first edition of the newly-formed League Phase, and a clash on matchday seven became must-win for both, after dismal starts.

It was PSG who eventually came out on top on home soil, going 2-0 down before a spirited fightback saw Luis Enrique down his good friend Guardiola in a 4-2 victory, with late goals from Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos proving to be the notable moments.

Not far behind that clash in terms of action, PSG once again claimed a 4-2 victory in October 2026, going into the break with a 3-0 lead before Man City staged an attempted comeback in the second half.

The Citizens had countless chances to add to the scoring, including hitting the woodwork on multiple occasions, but PSG ultimately did enough to escape the Etihad Stadium with all three points.

Before those Champions League showdowns, and the respective rises to power under their rich owners, PSG and City met in the UEFA Cup group stage back in 2008, playing out a dull 0-0 draw. This was enough for the English side to win the group, but it left Paul Le Guen's side on two points with just one game remaining.

The Parisians did eventually leapfrog Mark Hughes's Man City by winning on the final matchday, but the two sides would go on to be eliminated in the quarter-finals that season.