Manchester City return to continental action on Wednesday as the Sky Blues and their banana-welding faithful host reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium.
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Last time out, Manchester City conjured a defiant demolition of rivals Liverpool, silencing a cauldron of Anfield hostility as the relentless onslaught from the stands directed at the Sky Blues seemingly fell on deaf ears with Enzo Maresca's men letting their football do the talking.
The resounding victory in which Rayan Cherki had the final say was the first time Manchester City had secured consecutive victories at Anfield in 73 years, with the Blues last achieving the feat when they won 0-1 in January 1953.
The first 45 of this long-awaited clash of titans was fiercely contested as the vociferous home crowd breathed impetus into Andoni Iraola's Reds and set the precedent for the remainder of the fiery and captivating affair; nevertheless, the deadlock remained intact.
It was, however, with 62 minutes on the clock, when the scales tipped significantly in favour of the visitors as the already booked Ryan Gravenberch hauled down Jeremy Doku, preventing the Belgian from racing away, which saw the Liverpool midfielder given his marching orders as a consequence.
Just three minutes later, the visitors made their numerical advantage count as a cross from the left flank by Doku ricocheted to the Blues' inevitable talisman, Erling Haaland, who smashed home mercilessly past Alisson Becker, sending the 3,000-strong Manchester City away end into rapture.
In the 68th minute, Manchester City doubled the deficit as sublime substitute Doku unleashed an unstoppable curling effort which nestled into the top corner, completing a three-minute double salvo and leaving the once uproarious Anfield crowd flummoxed.
Finally, with 12 minutes of normal time to play, Cherki, after an intelligent one-two between himself and Josko Gvardiol, produced some exquisite skill to evade the challenge of Jeremie Frimpong and calmly guide the ball into the back of the net, sending City three points clear at the summit of the Premier League in the process.
After producing the perfect response to the seemingly unrelenting off-the-pitch noise, Manchester City turn their attention to UEFA Champions League duties as the Blues welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.
Luis Enrique's back-to-back European champions come into the tie in excellent form, with four wins from their last four across competitions, with their most recent triumph being a 3-1 home victory against Ligue 1 outfit Le Mans.
Their last outing in this competition saw the French domestic champions accomplish an impressive 6-1 win over Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava at the Parc de Princes, as former Manchester City man Ferran Torres netted a hat-trick.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of this heavyweight clash against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League!
Match Details
Manchester City face Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 14 October, with kick-off slated for 20:00 UK.
Match Officials
UEFA have confirmed that German referee Sven Jablonski will be the man in the middle on Wednesday night.
The 36-year-old has officiated contests in the Bundesliga, Champions League and the competition's qualification phase, as well as the UEFA Nations League - where the Bremen-based official oversaw England's recent 0-7 win over Croatia in Rijeka.
Jablonski has previously officiated just one match involving Manchester City, which will prove an unpleasant memory for those of a sky-blue persuasion to recall, as Pep Guardiola's men lost 3-1 to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in January.
City's trip to the Arctic Circle saw Rodri dismissed for two yellow card offences inside 60 seconds, whilst Jablonski also took the name of Rayan Cherki in stoppage time.
Check out the full list of match officials here!
Team News
A very welcome sight for Maresca, as Manchester City are set to have every member of their sky blue ranks fit and available for the clash against Enrique's men.
This includes Phil Foden, who is back available for the Blues, as the No. 47's suspension for violent conduct in the Manchester derby is only applicable in domestic competitions and not enforced in the UEFA Champions League.
For the visitors, 20-year-old Senny Mayulu is the only expected absence for Les Rogue et Bleu, as the Frenchman recovers from a thigh injury he sustained in late September.
Press Conference Quotes
Enzo Maresca will preview the fixture in a press conference from the City Football Academy from 13:30 UK.
Refresh for updates.
Head to Head
In the last meeting between these two sides, PSG ran out 4-2 victors at the Parc de Princes in January 2025 as the hosts came from two goals behind to earn three points in the UCL League phase and render strikes from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland trivial.
Historically, Manchester City have faced Wednesday's adversaries a total of eight times, with the first match dating back to 2008 in the UEFA Cup.
Across these fixtures, City have emerged victorious on four occasions, whilst two have ended all square and the remaining two in defeat.
Statistics
PSG could become just the second team to go 10+ consecutive games against English sides in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League without losing (currently unbeaten in nine, W7 D2), after Real Madrid between 2011 and 2017 (11 games).
Former City forward Ferran Torres became the first player to score a hat-trick on their Champions League debut for a side since Robert Lewandowski for Barcelona against Viktoria Plzen in September 2022.
Of the teams they have faced 5+ times in major European competition, only against Bayern Munich (52.9%, 9/17) have PSG lost a higher percentage of their matches than they have against Man City (50%, 4/8).
Rayan Cherki has averaged 4.1 defensive line-breaking passes per 90 for City in the Champions League. Since the start of last season, this is the second-highest average of any player in the competition (minimum 300 minutes played), only behind Lee Kang-In (4.5).
If Erling Haaland scores in this match, the Norwegian will overtake Sergio Agüero (36 goals in 64 appearances) to become City’s top scorer in the Champions League (Haaland is currently on 36 goals in 40 appearances).
How to Watch
For those in the United Kingdom the match will be available to stream on TNT Sports 1 or HBO Max from 20:00 UK.
For United States-based viewers, the game will be accessible via both Paramount+ and DAZN USA, with action getting underway from 15:00 EDT.