The Manchester giants finished second in the Premier League once again last season, Guardiola’s final campaign in England, but won both domestic cups. Maresca made his debut with a 0-3 defeat to Arsenal in the Super Cup. After that, however, they only won, despite the publication of allegations of large-scale violations. Against Liverpool, they produced a resounding 3-0 victory.
Their equally high-profile opponents from Paris have won the Champions League twice in a row. Last season, the only trophy that eluded them was the French Cup. After the summer break, they also defeated Aston Villa 3-1 in the UEFA Super Cup. However, on the domestic stage they lost the equivalent trophy to Lens and dropped plenty of points in Ligue 1. They did, however, claim another victory against Le Mans, winning 3-1.
The English side began with an away trip to Porto and secured a “grandmaster-like” 2-0 victory. The French side also had no problems, thrashing Slovan Bratislava 6-1.
Previous meetings: Manchester City – PSG
The British side have won half of the eight encounters played, suffering two defeats, including one in 2025.
Haaland and company will be looking for revenge. However, this is unlikely to be a spectacular encounter, so we are backing “under 3.5 goals” (odds – 1.8).
Manchester City – PSG: key statistics and trends
Manchester City have won all but one of their matches this season
Manchester City score an average of 2.67 goals and concede 0.83 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 50% of Manchester City’s matches, with an average total of 3.5 goals per game
PSG have won four matches in a row
PSG score an average of 1.83 goals and concede 1.33 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 83% of PSG’s matches, with an average total of 3.17 goals per game
Manchester City – PSG: possible starting lineups
Manchester City play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Donnarumma – Gvardiol, Dias, Guehi, Matheus Nunes – Fernandes, Bouaddi – Cherki, Foden, Semenyo – Haaland
PSG play in a 1-4-3-3 formation (possible lineup): Safonov – Nuno Mendes, Pacho, Zabarnyi, Hakimi – Ruiz, Vitinha, Dro Fernandez – Ferran Torres, Dembele, Akliouche
