Both teams now have three wins each in nine european competition meetings

In the Champions League Round of 16 on March 10, 2026, PSG and Chelsea will play the first leg. The hosts have plenty of motivation for revenge against their guests from the UK.

The French side finally won the Champions League last season. Overall, in 2025, they amassed an incredible number of trophies. Ironically, their only setback came at the hands of Chelsea—they lost to them in the FIFA Club World Cup final. This calendar year, after a hard-fought penalty shootout win in the national Super Cup, PSG exited the domestic cup at the hands of Paris.

In Ligue 1, they have been unable to pull away from Lens. Maresca, before his summer success, managed to lift his team to fourth in the Premier League and win the Conference League. However, he was dismissed at the New Year due to disagreements with the management. Overall, his successor, Rosenoir, is coping well. But in the League Cup semi-final, they lost to Arsenal. And it is unlikely they will finish higher than fourth in the Premier League.

In the Champions League, the title holders started with three straight wins. But then, in the main round, they managed just one victory, over Tottenham, and collected five points. That forced them into the playoffs in February, where they scored one more goal than Monaco: 3-2 away, 2-2 at home.

The visitors from London began with a 1-3 defeat to Bayern but then picked up ten points in the next four rounds. After a 1-2 loss at Atalanta in December, in 2026 they claimed wins over Pafos and even Napoli—enough to finish the main round among the top eight teams.

PSG vs Chelsea: Key Statistics and Trends
PSG have drawn three of their last five matches, with one win and one loss
The team has scored an average of 2.6 goals per game, conceding 1.5
Chelsea have won three of their last four league matches
The club averages 2.13 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per game
PSG vs Chelsea: Probable Starting Lineups
PSG (probable lineup): Safonov – Mendes, Pacho, Marquinhos, Hakimi – Joao Neves, Vitinha, Zaïre-Emery – Barcola, D. Doué, Kvaratskhelia

Chelsea (probable lineup): Sanchez – Cucurella, Chalobah, Achimpong, Gusto – Santos, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Estevao – Joao Pedro

Previous Matches: PSG vs Chelsea
With a dominant performance in the FIFA Club World Cup final this summer, the English side leveled the record – both teams now have three wins each in nine UEFA competition meetings.