The key numbers: Aston Villa v. Paris
Check out the key numbers ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight at Villa Park.
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Paris Saint-Germain are currently on a four-game winning streak on the road in Europe, having won 3-0 away to Salzburg, 4-1 away to Stuttgart, 3-0 away to Brest and 1-0 away to Liverpool. This equals the record set by Les Rouge et Bleu in the 1994–1995 season, when they recorded four straight victories away to Vác FC (2-1), Spartak Moscow (2-1), Dynamo Kyiv (2-1) and Bayern Munich (1-0).
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Five players have plied their trade for both teams: Marco Asensio, Moussa Diaby, Lucas Digne, David Ginola and Idrissa Gueye.
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Ousmane Dembélé has scored seven goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, with only four Paris players having netted more times in a single UCL campaign: George Weah (eight goals in 1994–1995), Zlatan Ibrahimović (10 goals in 2013–2014), Edinson Cavani (eight goals in 2016–2017) and Kylian Mbappé (eight goals in 2020–2021 and in 2023–2024).
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This is Paris’s 15th European quarter-final tie, with their overall record at this stage of UEFA’s various competitions standing at eight wins and six losses.
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Paris Saint-Germain have played a total of 17 competitive fixtures on English soil, where their record stands at four wins, four draws and nine losses.
28
Les Parisiens have scored 28 goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, thereby breaking their previous record of 27 goals from the 2017–2018 season.
32
The aforementioned Ousmane Dembélé has notched up 32 goals across all competitions in 2024–2025 so far, a total bested by just four Paris players: Carlos Bianchi (39 goals in 1977–1978), Zlatan Ibrahimović (35 goals in 2012–2013, 41 goals in 2013–2014 and 50 goals in 2015–2016), Edinson Cavani (49 goals in 2016–2017 and 40 goals in 2017–2018) and Kylian Mbappé (39 goals in 2018–2019 and in 2021–2022, 42 goals in 2020–2021, 41 goals in 2022–2023 and 44 goals in 2023–2024).
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Les Parisiens are set to play their 35th European match against an English club tonight, having faced Aston Villa for the first time in last week’s reverse fixture as well as Arsenal five times, Chelsea eight times, Liverpool six times, Manchester City eight times, Manchester United four times and Newcastle United twice. The capital club’s record in these meetings stands at 11 wins, nine draws and 14 losses.
53
In the first leg at the Parc des Princes, Aston Villa became Paris Saint-Germain’s 53rd different opponent in the UEFA Champions League / European Cup as well as its 93rd different opponent across all European competitions.
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Luis Enrique has now overseen 100 competitive fixtures as Paris Saint-Germain manager. In his nearly two seasons at the club, the Spaniard has picked up 70 wins, 19 draws, 11 losses and, most importantly, five trophies: two Ligue 1 titles (in 2024 and 2025), one Coupe de France (in 2024) and two Trophées des Champions (in 2024 and 2025).
103
With 103 UEFA Champions League matches under his belt, Marquinhos is Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time top appearance maker in European competitions.
169
In Birmingham this evening, Paris will be playing their 169th match in the UEFA Champions League / European Cup, where their record sits at 90 wins, 30 draws and 48 losses.
222
In this tie, Aston Villa have become Paris Saint-Germain’s 222nd different opponent across all competitions since 1970, thereby following in the footsteps of Atlético de Madrid, FC Espaly and VfB Stuttgart.
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Tonight’s encounter will also be Paris’s 289th match across all European competitions, where their record stands at 151 wins, 63 draws and 74 losses. Note: these figures take into account both the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
