Big Match Feature: PSG v Barcelona

For the fourth time Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet in the Uefa Champions League quarterfinals with the French side's coach Luis Enrique aiming to oust the club he guided to their most recent European Cup triumph in 2015.

Barcelona have won the last two of those previous last-eight meetings, in 2012/13 and – under Enrique – in 2014/15 and also earned a record Champions League comeback win against Paris in the 2016/17 round of 16. The French team, however, triumphed in the 1994/95 quarterfinals and also won the last tie between the sides, in the 2020/21 last 16, thanks to an inspirational display from Kylian Mbappé at the Camp Nou.

Paris are in the last eight for the first time in three seasons, while Barcelona reached the quarterfinals in every campaign between 2007/08 and 2019/20 but have not featured at this stage since the latter campaign – when they suffered a record 8-2 defeat by Bayern München in a one-off tie in Lisbon.

The French side were Group F runners-up behind Borussia Dortmund in the autumn but eased past Barcelona's domestic rivals Real Sociedad in the round of 16. Barça, meanwhile, were Group H winners and then ousted Italian champions Napoli in the first knockout round.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Paris wins 4

Barcelona wins 5

Draws 4

Paris goals 21

Barcelona goals 24

The most recent of the sides' 13 fixtures came in the 2020/21 Champions League round of 16, Paris progressing 5-2 on aggregate. The French side did most of the damage in the first leg at the Camp Nou despite falling behind to Lionel Messi's 27th-minute penalty after Frenkie de Jong had been tripped by Layvin Kurzawa. Mbappé levelled within five minutes, however, and gave the visitors the lead in the 65th minute before Moise Kean (70) stretched the