UEFA Champions LeagueMatchday 3Paris Saint Germain vs Barcelona 4-2
- Désiré Doue38'
- Lucas Hernández72'
- Vitinha81'
- Fabián Ruiz86'
- Xavi Espart55'
- Lamine Yamal79'
- Kick-off
- Tue, 20 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Parc des Princes, Paris
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
Match timeline
- 86’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainFabián RuizAssist: Achraf Hakimi4 – 2 - 81’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainVitinha3 – 2 - 79’Goal!
BarcelonaLamine Yamal2 – 2 - 78’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainWarren Zaire-Emery ONLucas Hernández OFF - 78’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainSenny Mayulu ONDésiré Doue OFF - 74’Substitution
BarcelonaAlejandro Balde ONXavi Espart OFF - 72’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainLucas HernándezAssist: Désiré Doue2 – 1 - 60’Substitution
BarcelonaKarim Adeyemi ONRaphael Dias Belloli OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 60’Substitution
BarcelonaPablo Martín Páez Gavira ONPedri OFF - 60’Substitution
BarcelonaRodrigo Hernandez Cascante ONMarc Bernal OFF - 59’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainIlya Zabarnyi ONMarcos Aoás Corrêa OFF - 59’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainMaghnes Akliouche ONKhvicha Kvaratskhelia OFF - 55’Goal!
BarcelonaXavi EspartAssist: Fermín López1 – 1 - 38’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainDésiré DoueAssist: João Neves1 – 0 - 27’Substitution
BarcelonaFermín López ONDaniel Olmo Carvajal OFF - 20’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainFerrán Torres ONOusmane Dembélé OFF - 17’Yellow card
BarcelonaJoão Cancelo - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 47%Possession53%
- 22Shots18
- 3.82xG2.19
- 15Shots on Target5
- 2Corners3
- 11Fouls10
- 2Offsides1
- 3Saves10
- 472Passes536
- 0Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Paris Saint Germain4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 20’↑9 Ferran Torres↓10 O. Dembélé
- 59’↑6 I. Zabarnyi↓ Marcos Aoás Corrêa
- 59’↑11 M. Akliouche↓7 K. Kvaratskhelia
- 78’↑33 W. Zaïre-Emery↓21 L. Hernández
- 78’↑24 Senny Mayulu↓14 D. Doué
Unused substitutes 30 L. Chevalier, 12 L. Digne, 4 Beraldo, 27 Pedro Fernández, 22 M. Godts, 80 Adam Mouak, 47 Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha
Coach Luis Enrique
Barcelona4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 27’↑ Fermín López↓ Daniel Olmo Carvajal
- 60’↑14 K. Adeyemi↓ Raphael Dias Belloli
- 60’↑ Pablo Martín Páez Gavira↓8 Pedri
- 60’↑ Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante↓22 Marc Bernal
- 74’↑3 Alejandro Balde↓12 X. Espart
Unused substitutes 41 A. Campos, 21 F. de Jong, 4 B. Farinas, 7 Fermín, 9 Gabriel Jesus, 6 Gavi, 25 D. Livaković, 16 Rodri, 13 W. Szczęsny, 29 H. Abdelkarim
Coach H. Flick
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Date
- Tue, 20 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Parc des Princes, Paris
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Paris Saint Germain coach
- Luis Enrique
- Barcelona coach
- H. Flick
League table
UEFA Champions League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
Player ratings
- 1
D. Doué9.0 - 2
Fabián Ruiz8.2 - 3
Vitinha8.0 - 4
João Neves7.7 - 5
A. Hakimi7.6 - 6
K. Kvaratskhelia7.2 - 7
L. Hernández7.2 - 8
W. Pacho7.1 - 9
O. Dembélé6.7 - 10
I. Zabarnyi6.7 - 11
Ferran Torres6.4 - 12
Marquinhos6.4 - 13
M. Safonov6.3 - 14
M. Akliouche6.3 - 15
W. Zaïre-Emery6.1 - 16
Senny Mayulu6.1 - 17
Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha0.0 - 18Adam Mouak0.0
- 19
M. Godts0.0 - 20
Pedro Fernández0.0 - 21
L. Digne0.0 - 22
L. Chevalier0.0 - 23
Beraldo0.0
- 1
Joan García7.7 - 2
Lamine Yamal7.6 - 3
X. Espart7.0 - 4
Raphinha6.9 - 5
Pedri6.8 - 6
K. Adeyemi6.5 - 7
Gerard Martín6.3 - 8
Marc Bernal6.3 - 9
Rodri6.2 - 10
A. Gordon6.1 - 11
Pau Cubarsí Paredes6.1 - 12
Gavi6.0 - 13
Fermín5.9 - 14
Dani Olmo5.9 - 15
Alejandro Balde5.8 - 16
João Cancelo5.5 - 17
A. Campos0.0 - 18
F. de Jong0.0 - 19
B. Farinas0.0 - 20
Gabriel Jesus0.0 - 21
D. Livaković0.0 - 22
W. Szczęsny0.0 - 23
H. Abdelkarim0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 78 minutes.
Head to head


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Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 5-0-0
- Scored / match
- 2.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
- W-D-L
- 5-0-0
- Scored / match
- 4.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
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What happened
Match report
Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at Parc des Princes, with four second-half goals turning a 1-0 half-time lead into a home win. Barcelona levelled after the break, and PSG scored twice in the last 15 minutes to pull clear.
Désiré Doué put Paris Saint Germain ahead in the 38th minute, converting from João Neves, and that 1-0 scoreline held to half-time.
Barcelona drew level in the 55th minute when Xavi Espart scored from Fermín López, who had come on in the 27th minute. PSG answered in the 72nd minute through Lucas Hernández, set up by Doué, before Barcelona equalised again in the 79th minute through Lamine Yamal. Vitinha restored the lead in the 81st minute and Fabián Ruiz made it 4-2 in the 86th minute from Achraf Hakimi. Paris Saint Germain made two changes in the 59th minute and two more in the 78th minute, while Barcelona made three changes in the 60th minute.
Barcelona had more of the ball, with 53% possession and 536 passes to Paris Saint Germain's 472, but PSG had more shots, 22 to 18, and far more on target, 15 to 5. PSG's xG was 3.82 against Barcelona's 2.19, and they also forced 10 saves from the Barcelona keeper, while corners finished 3-2 to Barcelona.
João Cancelo was booked for Barcelona in the 17th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Parc des Princes, Paris
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Match ID
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17 events
- 17’Yellow card
BarcelonaJoão Cancelo - 20’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainFerrán Torres ONOusmane Dembélé OFF - 27’Substitution
BarcelonaFermín López ONDaniel Olmo Carvajal OFF - 38’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainDésiré DoueAssist: João Neves1 – 0 - 55’Goal!
BarcelonaXavi EspartAssist: Fermín López1 – 1 - 59’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainIlya Zabarnyi ONMarcos Aoás Corrêa OFF - 59’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainMaghnes Akliouche ONKhvicha Kvaratskhelia OFF - 60’Substitution
BarcelonaKarim Adeyemi ONRaphael Dias Belloli OFF - 60’Substitution
BarcelonaPablo Martín Páez Gavira ONPedri OFF - 60’Substitution
BarcelonaRodrigo Hernandez Cascante ONMarc Bernal OFF - 72’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainLucas HernándezAssist: Désiré Doue2 – 1 - 74’Substitution
BarcelonaAlejandro Balde ONXavi Espart OFF - 78’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainWarren Zaire-Emery ONLucas Hernández OFF - 78’Substitution
Paris Saint GermainSenny Mayulu ONDésiré Doue OFF - 79’Goal!
BarcelonaLamine Yamal2 – 2 - 81’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainVitinha3 – 2 - 86’Goal!
Paris Saint GermainFabián RuizAssist: Achraf Hakimi4 – 2









