Act 10: Manchester United

Act 1, 29 March 1994, Cup Winners' Cup semi-final first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal
The Parc des Princes was packed to capacity and expectant, but after a good start, David Ginola & Co. saw the Gunners seize the initiative. Bernard Lama could not keep out Ian Wright's close-range header from Paul Davis' free-kick as the visitors went in front (0-1, 35'). Paris upped the tempo in the second half, and Valdo headed home a Ginola corner at the near post to level (1-1, 50') to give the capital club hope ahead of the second leg, but they went down 1-0 at Highbury.

Act 2, 10 April 1997, Cup Winners' Cup semi-final first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Liverpool
The Rouge et Bleu quickly opened the scoring when Leonardo scored from close range after Benoît Cauet's shot had been blocked (1-0, 11'). Cauet then did the same after Jérôme Leroy's cross had fallen into his path (2-0, 42') before Leroy wrapped things up with his first goal for the club (3-0, 84'). It was a crucial strike as Liverpool won the second leg 2-0.

Act 3, 14 September 2004, UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 1: Paris Saint-Germain 0-3 Chelsea
John Terry gave Jose Mourinho's men the lead (0-1, 29') before Didier Drogba latched onto a Mateja Kezman shot and fired home a second just before the break (0-2, 45+2'). The Ivorian made it three with a free-kick (0-3, 76') to make it a miserable return to the competition for the Parisians.

Act 4, 22 April 2014, UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Chelsea
Ten years later, the two sides met again in the French capital, though this time with a very different outcome. Ezequiel Lavezzi's superb half-volley gave the hosts the lead (1-0, 4') only for Eden Hazard to level from the spot (1-1, 27'). A Lavezzi free-kick that was deflected in by David Luiz restored Paris' lead (2-1, 61') before Javier Pastore's delightful shuffle saw him go past three opponents and score from a tight angle in added time (3-1, 90+3'). The win wasn't enough though as Paris were knocked out after losing the second leg 2-0.

Act 5, 17 February 2015, UEFA Champions League Last 16 first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Chelsea
A year later, the Blues went ahead against the run of play thanks to Branislav Ivanovic's header (0-1, 36'). Edinson Cavani's powerful header levelled things up (1-1, 54'), but try as they might, the Rouge et Bleu were unable to find a way past Thibaut Courtois, who made a tremendous double save in added time. Paris still progressed, despite going down to ten men in the second leg, producing a heroic performance in a 2-2 draw after extra-time.

Acte 6, 16 February 2016, UEFA Champions League Last 16 first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Chelsea
Paris met Chelsea again with visiting goalkeeper Courtois in great form once more. The game sparked into life before the break: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's free-kick was deflected into his own goal by Jon Obi Mikel (1-0, 39') only for the Nigeria international midfielder to make amends by heading home the equaliser with seconds left in the opening half (1-1, 45+1'). Edinson Cavani capitalised on Paris pressure by firing home a second from a ball from Angel Di Maria (2-1, 78') with the Parisians winning by the same scoreline three weeks later to secure their place in the last eight.

Act 7, 6 April 2016, UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg: Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Manchester City
Having knocked out Chelsea in the previous round, Laurent Blanc's side then came up against Manchester City. After Ibrahimovic had missed a penalty, Kevin De Bruyne fired past Kevin Trapp to put the visitors in the driving seat (0-1, 38'). Fernando's poor touch allowed Ibrahimovic to equalise (1-1, 41'), and the hosts went ahead when Joe Hart failed to deal with a corner, and Adrien Rabiot stabbed the ball into the empty net (2-1, 59'). Fernandinho equalised 18 minutes from time (2-2, 72') and City won the second leg 1-0 to go through.

Act 8, 13 September 2018, UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 1: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal
Unai Emery's team made one heck of a start to the game! There were just 42 seconds on the clock when Cavani headed home a Serge Aurier cross (1-0, 1'). Alphonse Areola looked to have saved the day when he kept out an Alex Iwobi shot, but Alexis Sanchez pounced on the loose ball to level (1-1, 77') as Paris were left to rue a host of missed chances.

Act 9, 28 November 2018, UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 5: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Liverpool
Thomas Tuchel's men knew only a win would keep them in the running to reach the knockout stages, and they ensured they got one. Juan Bernat's right-foot shot beat Alisson for the opening goal (1-0, 13') before Neymar Jr doubled the lead, firing home after Cavani's shot had been blocked (2-0, 37'). James Milner's penalty reduced the visitors' arrears just before the break, but Paris came through.