The magic of the cup as Paris Saint Germain greet Galatasaray visitors in Champions League tie

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Date: Wed 11.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

Champions League: Group Stage: Galatasaray travels to Paris Saint Germain for this exciting encounter

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Galatasaray have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Last season, Paris Saint Germain's Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.

Paris Saint Germain have been outstanding at home so far in the Ligue 1 with 7 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Paris Saint Germain has won four games in a row. The Dijon match was the last time out without a victory. Paris Saint Germain has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Parc des Princes. We remember; it was Reims.

Paris Saint Germain are returning here after visiting Montpellier in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting Nantes in a game that was won 2-0.

There will be little rest for Paris Saint Germain after this match as they are travelling to Saint-Etienne for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.

Paris Saint Germain are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 8 games). Defensively Paris Saint Germain have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Galatasaray playing as the away team in the Super Lig this season.

The supporters enjoyed Galatasaray's previous game versus Alanyaspor, a Super Lig 1-0 win played at home. A 0-2 loss hosting Tuzlaspor before that.

After this away game Galatasaray return home for a Super Lig game against Ankaragucu. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Galatasaray are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Galatasaray have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Galatasaray - Paris Saint Germain 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé
K. Mbappé
7 goals
Paris Saint GermainM. Icardi
M. Icardi
7 goals
Paris Saint GermainÁ. Di María
Á. Di María
6 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Galatasaray missing players

Paris Saint Germain Galatasaray
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
19 11   Won W   3 8
3 1   Drew D   4 7
3 1   Lost L   6 10
54 30   Scored S   12 24
14 4   Conceded C   24 35
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 88%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 60%
56% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 28%
28% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 28%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   38% 28%
36% 15%   BTTS BTTS   46% 40%
60% 77%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 32%
4% 8%   Failed to Score F T   38% 40%
 
6 5.4   Corners For (avg) C F   4.6 4.8
3.5 3.6   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.1 5
2 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.5
0 0   Red Cards R C   2 3
 
360 177   Total Shots T S   131 258
145 78   Shots on Target S O   43 89
37% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 24%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 5 4 1 0 12 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 8 2 10 13
2 Real Madrid 5 2 2 1 11 7 3 1 2 0 10 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 8
3 Club Brugge 5 0 3 2 3 9 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 -6 3
4 Galatasaray 5 0 2 3 1 9 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 6 -8 2
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 16 13 0 3 35 9 8 7 0 1 20 2 8 6 0 2 15 7 26 39
2 Olympique Marseille 16 9 4 3 22 18 8 5 2 1 11 7 8 4 2 2 11 11 4 31
3 Lille 17 8 4 5 21 15 9 7 2 0 16 4 8 1 2 5 5 11 6 28
4 Rennes 16 8 3 5 22 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 8 3 2 3 8 7 5 27
5 Bordeaux 16 7 5 4 27 17 8 4 2 2 15 6 8 3 3 2 12 11 10 26
6 Olympique Lyonnais 17 7 4 6 28 16 8 3 2 3 11 5 9 4 2 3 17 11 12 25
7 Saint-Etienne 16 7 4 5 20 20 8 3 4 1 11 7 8 4 0 4 9 13 0 25
8 Montpellier 17 6 6 5 21 17 9 6 1 2 15 8 8 0 5 3 6 9 4 24
9 Monaco 16 7 3 6 26 25 8 5 1 2 19 13 8 2 2 4 7 12 1 24
10 Angers SCO 17 7 3 7 20 23 9 6 1 2 15 6 8 1 2 5 5 17 -3 24
11 Nice 17 7 2 8 25 27 9 5 2 2 17 12 8 2 0 6 8 15 -2 23
12 Nantes 16 7 2 7 14 16 8 5 1 2 8 5 8 2 1 5 6 11 -2 23
13 Reims 15 5 6 4 11 8 8 2 5 1 5 3 7 3 1 3 6 5 3 21
14 Brest 17 5 6 6 21 20 9 4 4 1 15 6 8 1 2 5 6 14 1 21
15 Strasbourg 17 6 3 8 20 23 9 5 2 2 16 11 8 1 1 6 4 12 -3 21
16 Dijon 16 4 4 8 11 18 8 3 3 2 8 8 8 1 1 6 3 10 -7 16
17 Amiens SC 16 4 4 8 19 31 7 3 1 3 9 12 9 1 3 5 10 19 -12 16
18 Metz 17 3 6 8 14 25 8 2 3 3 10 10 9 1 3 5 4 15 -11 15
19 Toulouse 17 3 3 11 19 35 8 3 0 5 9 13 9 0 3 6 10 22 -16 12
20 Nimes 16 2 6 8 12 28 7 2 2 3 7 9 9 0 4 5 5 19 -16 12
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sivasspor 14 9 3 2 29 13 7 6 1 0 15 4 7 3 2 2 14 9 16 30
2 Fenerbahçe 14 7 4 3 28 16 7 5 1 1 21 8 7 2 3 2 7 8 12 25
3 Istanbul Basaksehir 13 7 4 2 21 13 7 4 2 1 15 7 6 3 2 1 6 6 8 25
4 Besiktas 13 7 3 3 19 14 7 5 2 0 13 3 6 2 1 3 6 11 5 24
5 Trabzonspor 13 6 5 2 24 14 7 4 2 1 14 7 6 2 3 1 10 7 10 23
6 Galatasaray 14 6 5 3 15 11 7 4 2 1 8 4 7 2 3 2 7 7 4 23
7 Alanyaspor 14 6 4 4 24 14 7 4 2 1 18 6 7 2 2 3 6 8 10 22
8 Yeni Malatyaspor 14 5 5 4 29 19 7 3 2 2 16 8 7 2 3 2 13 11 10 20
9 Göztepe 14 5 5 4 16 15 7 2 3 2 9 8 7 3 2 2 7 7 1 20
10 Denizlispor 13 5 2 6 13 14 6 2 0 4 5 6 7 3 2 2 8 8 -1 17
11 Rizespor 13 5 2 6 14 21 7 4 1 2 10 6 6 1 1 4 4 15 -7 17
12 Gazisehir Gaziantep 13 4 4 5 18 24 7 2 2 3 11 11 6 2 2 2 7 13 -6 16
13 Gençlerbirliği 14 3 5 6 22 25 7 1 3 3 7 10 7 2 2 3 15 15 -3 14
14 Konyaspor 13 3 4 6 13 20 6 1 3 2 5 7 7 2 1 4 8 13 -7 13
15 Kasimpasa 13 3 3 7 17 22 6 1 2 3 8 10 7 2 1 4 9 12 -5 12
16 Antalyaspor 13 3 3 7 12 23 6 1 2 3 7 13 7 2 1 4 5 10 -11 12
17 Ankaragucu 14 2 3 9 9 28 7 1 2 4 5 14 7 1 1 5 4 14 -19 9
18 Kayserispor 13 1 4 8 12 29 6 1 2 3 6 10 7 0 2 5 6 19 -17 7

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.