Key numbers: Paris v. Newcastle
The history, the stakes and the keys to the game! Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United at 21:00 CET tomorrow at the Parc des Princes, on Matchday 5 of the 2023–2024 UEFA Champions League group stage.
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Kylian Mbappé has scored at least once in each of the last eight European games that he has started at the Parc des Princes (v. Leipzig, Club Brugge and Real Madrid in 2021–2022, v. Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa in 2022–2023 and v. Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in 2023–2024). Against Bayern Munich last season, Mbappé was only a substitute.
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11 players have played for both teams: Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye, Sylvain Distin, Didier Domi, David Ginola, Alain Goma, Hélder, Fabrice Pancrate, Laurent Robert, David Rozehnal and Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Les Parisiens will be welcoming an English side to the Parc des Princes for the 14th time in their history in Europe, having hosted Chelsea four times, Manchester City three times and Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United twice each. Paris’s record at home to these teams are five wins, four draws and four defeats.
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Les Parisiens are also set to play their 29th European game against an English side either at home or away, having faced Chelsea eight times, Manchester City seven times, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United four times each and Newcastle United once. The capital club’s record in these fixtures stands at eight wins, eight draws and 12 defeats.
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With 36 goals scored, Kylian Mbappé is Paris’s top scorer in European competitions, ahead of Edinson Cavani (30 goals scored).
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This season, Newcastle became the 45th different team that Paris Saint-Germain have faced across their UEFA Champions League and European Cup campaigns, as well as becoming the sixth English side that Les Parisiens have played against in Europe’s premier club competition, following in the footsteps of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. In fact, England is the country with the highest number of clubs that Paris have faced in Europe, with only Germany, Italy and Spain coming close (four clubs each).
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Paris have scored at least once in each of their last 48 UEFA Champions League group-stage matches since a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid on 3rd November 2015.
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This season, Newcastle also became the 86th different side that Paris Saint-Germain have crossed paths with in all European competitions.
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Against Newcastle, Paris will be playing their 148th game in Europe’s premier club competition, with their overall record sitting at 79 wins, 27 draws and 41 defeats.
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Paris will also be playing their 260th match across all European competitions, having notched up 135 wins, 57 draws and 67 defeats so far. Note: these figures take into account the UEFA Super Cup but not the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
