The key stats: Paris v. Milan
The history, the stakes and the keys to the game! Check out the key stats ahead of the the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 encounter between Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan at 21:00 CET this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
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Paris and Milan have faced each other in four competitive fixtures, all of which have come in the UEFA Champions League: two defeats in the semi-finals (1-0 on 5th April 1995 and 2-0 on 19th April 1995) and two 1-1 draws in the group stage, on 14th February 2001 and on 20th February 2001.
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These two teams have played six friendly matches against each other, with one win, one draw and four defeats for Paris. The most recent meeting between the pair was a 1-0 win for the Italian side on 4th January 2012 in Dubai.
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Paris Saint-Germain are unbeaten in their last seven European encounters with Italian clubs, including two games against AC Milan in 2000–2001, two games against SSC Napoli in 2018–2019, one game against Atalanta BC in 2019–2020 and last season's two wins over Juventus FC.
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Paris have played 11 competitive fixtures against teams from Italy at the Parc des Princes – five against Juventus, two against AC Milan, two against Napoli, one against Brescia and one against Parma – registering two wins, five draws and four defeats.
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16 players have played for both clubs: Yacine Adli, Alex, David Beckham, Vikash Dhorasoo, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessandro Florenzi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Leonardo, Jérémy Ménez, Bruno Ngotty, Ronaldinho, Marco Simone, Thiago Silva, George Weah, Ray Wilkins and Mario Yepes. Mike Maignan and Fodé Ballo-Touré, meanwhile, were on PSG's books but never featured competitively with the club's first team.
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Paris Saint-Germain have played 23 competitive fixtures against teams from Italy at any venue – ten against Juventus, four against AC Milan, four against Napoli, two against Brescia, two against Parma and one against Atalanta – notching up five wins, nine draws and nine defeats.
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With 35 goals to his name, Kylian Mbappé is Paris's top scorer in European competition, ahead of Edinson Cavani (30 goals scored).
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Paris have scored at least once in all of their last 46 Champions League group-stage matches – a record dating all the way back to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid on 3rd November 2015.
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With 82 matches played, Marquinhos is Paris' most-capped player in European Cups.
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Against Milan, Paris Saint-Germain will be playing their 146th game in the Champions League/European Cup, with their record in the competition standing at 78 wins, 27 draws and 40 defeats.
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Paris will also be playing their 258th game across all European competitions, where their record sits at 134 wins, 57 draws and 66 defeats. Note: these figures take into account the UEFA Super Cup but not the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
The Goal
Laurent Robert against Milan AC on 20th february 2001