Ready for Red Star?
Here are a few stats and facts to whet your appetite ahead of Wednesday's UCL clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade at the Parc des Princes at 18:55 CET:
THE MATCH
Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade meet for the first time in official competition and it's also the first time that the French champions lock horns wth Serbian opposition in a competitive match. Serbia becomes the 31st opposition country in European competition for the Ligue 1 leaders. Red Star also become the 140th club to play against Les Rouge et Bleu at the Parc des Princes, the 76th in the European cups. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost at home in the group stages since their return to the competition in 2012: 14 wins and four draw in 18 UCL home matches.
THE PLAYERS
Three players have played for both teams: Marko Pantelic, Branko Boskovic and Milan Bisevac. Edinson Cavani can enter the Top 20 most-capped Paris players if he makes his 253rd competitive appearance (equalling Laurent Fournier and Vincent Guérin), while a goal for Angel Di Maria and he will enter the club's Top 10 goals scorers with 56 official goals, level with Guillaume Hoarau.
THE BONUS
Paris can set a new European record tonight. The French side have scored in their last 17 consecutive UEFA Champions League matches. Les Rouge et Bleu have found the back of the opposition net every time since the 0-1 loss to Manchester City (12/04/2016). Paris and Liverpool (between 2012 and 2014) currently share the record.