The key numbers: Arsenal-Paris
All the stats, stakes and history ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Arsenal.
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The pair have met in two friendlies: the Emirates Cup in London (1-2, 28/07/2007) and in the ICC in Singapore (1-5, 28/07/2018).
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Paris Saint-Germain have Arsenal faced each other in five competitive games: the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals (1-1 in Paris, 29/03/1994, 0-1 in London, 12/04/1994), the UEFA Champions League group stage (1-1 at the Parc des Princes, 13/09/2016, 2-2 at the Arsenal Stadium, 23/11/2016) and during this season’s league phase on 1 October in the UK capital (2-0 for Arsenal).
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Five players have played for both teams: Nicolas Anelka, Mikel Arteta, David Luiz, Lassana Diarra and Kaba Diawara.
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Ousmane Dembélé has seven UEFA Champions League goals this season, only four Parisians have ever done better: George Weah (8 goals in 1994-1995), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (10 goals in 2013-2014), Edinson Cavani (8 goals in 2016-2017) and Kylian Mbappé (8 goals in 2020-2021 and 2023-2024).
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It is Paris Saint-Germain’s ninth European competition semi-final. They have progressed on three previous occasions.
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Paris Saint-Germain have played 18 competitive games in England: 4 wins, 4 draws, 10 defeats.
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The Parisians have scored 30 goals in the competition this season, a club record. It beats the 27 they struck in the 2017-18 season.
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Tuesday’s game will be the club’s 36th against English opposition: Arsenal (5 matches), Aston Villa (2 matches), Chelsea (8 matches), Liverpool (6 matches), Manchester City (8 matches), Manchester United (4 matches), Newcastle United (2 matches). Their record reads: 11 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats.
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Marquinhos holds the club record for UEFA Champions League appearances at 104.
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It will be Paris Saint-Germain’s 170th UEFA Champions League/European Cup game. Their record reads: 90 wins, 30 draws, 49 defeats.
290
Paris Saint-Germain are going to play their 290th European game. They have 151 wins, 63 draws and 75 defeats so far. N.B. These numbers include the UEFA Super Cup and the Intertoto Cup.
