BARCELONA VS PSG: All you need to know ahead of heavyweight clash between Spanish and French giants

The matchup between both powerhouses promises high drama and intense competition between two of Europe’s top-flight clubs. Football fans all over the globe eagerly await this showdown and it’s never a boring game with these two.

The two teams stand alone as the only clubs across Europe to have both men and female teams surviving in the 2023/24 Champions League, with the Barcelona women, team up against Chelsea in the UCL Semi-finals and PSG women advancing to face their domestic rivals Lyon. 

The final men's UEFA Champions League roadmap to Wembley was drafted on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. All eight surviving teams were exposed to their opponents and routed to the finals. Both teams qualified for the Knockout stages of the UCL equal in points with their qualifying partners. Barcelona came out top of Group H while PSG suffered a second-place entry in Group F due to a lower goal difference. They won just two games, drawing twice and losing two games.

The Catalonians saw off Napoli at the Camp Nou in the Round of 16 with a 4-2 victory on aggregate. Paris Saint Germain on the other hand, beat Spanish side Real Sociedad both home and away (4-1 on aggregate) to advance to the quarter-finals. Only one team from the tie would advance to face Athletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund in the Semi-Finals. The winner of this tie would have the golden opportunity to make it to the finals, as they will avoid the past winners Manchester City and Real Madrid in the build-up. 

2023/24 UCL Final Route

Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona 

Manchester City or Real Madrid vs. Arsenal or Bayern Munich

UCL History

Barcelona has been crowned champions of Europe 5 times,