Paris SG have won five of their last seven games against Monaco in all competitions (D1 L1), while on home soil they have only lost one of their last 10 (W6 D3), a 2-0 defeat in 2020-21.

Outside of league football, Monaco have lost 13 of their last 14 matches against Paris SG (D1) – six defeats in the Coupe de France, three defeats in the Trophée des Champions, a defeat in the first leg of this UEFA Champions League tie and three defeats and a draw in the Coupe de la Ligue.

Paris SG have won all three of their UEFA Champions League matches against fellow French sides, scoring 13 goals in these wins (3-0 and 7-0 vs Brest in February 2025, 3-2 vs Monaco in the first leg). They are the only side in Champions League history with a 100% win ratio against sides from the same nation as themselves.

Monaco lost 3-2 in the first leg of this tie against Paris SG at Stade Louis-II. In their major European history, they have lost the first leg of a two-legged knockout tie at home on seven previous occasions and on all seven they have been eliminated.

There’s been 18 previous instances that Paris SG have won the first leg of a two-legged major European knockout tie away from home and only once have they failed to then progress – in the last 16 of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, they were eliminated on away goals against Man Utd: a 2-0 away win in the first leg and 3-1 home defeat in the second leg.

In the first leg, Paris SG had 30 shots and 80.4% possession – a record possession number by a side to have 30+ shots in a UEFA Champions League match Opta has on record since 2003-04. It was also the most possession a side had in a knockout game since Barcelona against Chelsea in April 2012 in the semi-final second leg (82.5%).

Monaco’s 3-2 defeat against Paris SG in the first leg was the first time in their major European history they had led by two goals in a game and then lost – they had won 39 games in a row beforehand when 2+ goals ahead, since a 2-2 draw with Feyenoord in April 1992 in the Cup Winners’ Cup.

Folarin Balogun has netted five goals in his last six UEFA Champions League appearances, while his five goals this season are the most by a Monaco player since 2016-17, when Radamel Falcao got five and Kylian Mbappé scored six. He also has four goals in his last five games in all competitions against Paris SG.

Désiré Doué has scored six goals in his last six UEFA Champions League appearances, all in braces in games against Internazionale (2025 final), Bayer Leverkusen (October 2025) and in the first leg against Monaco. Doué’s next goal will be his 10th in the competition, and he’ll be aged 20 years and 267 days for this game – the current youngest PSG player to 10 major European goals is Kylian Mbappé (20y 306d).

Vitinha has completed 100+ passes in six of his nine UEFA Champions League appearances this season for Paris SG. It’s the most times a player has done so in a season since Thiago Motta in 2015-16 (6), also for Paris SG, while the only player to do so more often on record in a season (since 2003-04) is Xavi for Barcelona in 2010-11 (9) and 2012-13 (8).