The key stats: Paris-Dortmund
The history, the stakes and the keys to the game! Check out the key stats ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League at 21:00 CET tonight at the Parc des Princes.
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Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other in four previous competitive fixtures: twice in the UEFA Europa League group stage (a 1-1 draw in Germany on 21st October 2010 followed by a 0-0 stalemate at the Parc des Princes on 4th November 2010) and over two legs in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League (a 2-1 loss for Paris in Dortmund on 18th February 2020 followed by a 2-0 win at the Parc des Princes on 11th March 2020).
5: Five players have played for both teams: Abdou Diallo, Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi, Thomas Meunier and Christian Wörns.
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12: Paris have played 12 games against five German clubs in the Champions League – six against Bayern Munich, two against Borussia Dortmund, two against RB Leipzig, one against VfL Wolfsburg and one against Bayer Leverkusen – with a record of nine wins, one draw and two defeats.
This is PSG's 17th season in the Champions League and their 12th in a row since 2012
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Across all European competitions, Paris Saint-Germain have played 27 matches against six German clubs – 13 against Bayern Munich, five against RB Leipzig, four against Borussia Dortmund, two against Wolfsburg, two against Bayer Leverkusen and one against Schalke 04 – with a record of 14 wins, two draws and 11 defeats.
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This is PSG's 32nd season in Europe since making their continental debut back in 1982.
Paris have played 33 UEFA Champions League group-stage games at the Parc des Princes since 2012, notching up 27 wins, five draws and just one defeat in that time. Les Rouge et Bleu are also on an eight-game unbeaten run at this stage of the competition since their only group-stage loss to date, when they were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United on 20th October 2020.
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With 34 goals scored, Kylian Mbappé is Paris's top scorer in European competitions, ahead of Edinson Cavani (30 goals scored).
With 81 games played, Marquinhos has made the most appearances of any Paris player in European competitions.
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Against Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain are set to play their 144th game in the Champions League/European Cup, with their overall record in the competition standing at 77 wins, 27 draws and 39 defeats.
It will also be Paris's 256th match in all European competitions, where their record currently sits at 133 wins, 57 draws and 65 defeats. Please note: these figures take into account the UEFA Super Cup but not the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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