Key numbers: Paris v. Real Sociedad
The history, the stakes and the keys to the game! Check out the key numbers ahead of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 tie between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Sociedad, which kicks off at 21:00 CET this evening at the Parc des Princes.
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Paris and Real Sociedad have never faced each other in a competitive fixture before, but they have met each other four times in friendlies, starting with a 2-1 loss for Paris in Bayonne on 12th August 1983 before Les Parisiens won 6-2 on 6th January 1986, lost by the same scoreline the next day and then won 7-2 on 7th February 1989, with these three games taking place at the Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy.
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Six players have played for both teams: Mikel Arteta, Yuri Berchiche, Carlos Bueno, Boukary Dramé, Lionel Potillon and Rafinha.
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Paris are unbeaten in their last 13 games at the Parc des Princes, registering 11 wins and two draws in that time.
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This is Paris's 17th season in the UEFA Champions League, the 12th in a row since 2012 and also the 12th consecutive time that they have reached the last 16 of the competition.
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On Wednesday night, Paris Saint-Germain will be playing their 19th competitive fixture against a Spanish side at the Parc des Princes, having already hosted Real Madrid and Barcelona six times each, Deportivo La Coruña twice and Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander and Valencia once each. Les Parisiens' record against these teams stands at nine wins, five draws and three defeats.
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Paris will also be taking part in the 21st European last-16 tie in their history, having previously progressed from this stage 12 times and been knocked out eight times. Of the capital club's aforementioned 11 consecutive last-16 ties since 2012, they have advanced from six and been eliminated from five.
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Paris Saint-Germain have faced Spanish clubs a total of 36 times competitively across both home and away fixtures – including 13 against Barcelona, 12 against Real Madrid, four against Deportivo La Coruña, two against Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Valencia respectively and one against Racing de Santander – notching up 14 wins, nine draws and 13 defeats in these encounters.
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With 37 goals to his name, Kylian Mbappé is Paris's top scorer in European competitions, ahead of Edinson Cavani (30 goals scored).
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Having featured 86 times, Marquinhos is Paris's top appearance maker in European competitions.
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Real Sociedad are set to become Paris Saint-Germain's 87th different opponent in European competitions.
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Against La Real, Paris will be playing their 150th match in Europe's premier club competition – be it the European Cup or the UEFA Champions League – with their record at this level currently standing at 79 wins, 29 draws and 41 defeats.
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Real Sociedad will also become Les Parisiens' 216th different opponent across all competitions since 1970, following in the recent footsteps of Newcastle United and US Revel.
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On Wednesday, Paris will be playing their 262nd game across all European competitions, having racked up 135 wins, 59 draws and 67 defeats so far. Note: these figures take into account the UEFA Super Cup but not the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
