Champions League: Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain factfile

How do these European giants stack up ahead of Wednesday's showdown at the Bernabeu?

Published : Feb 13, 2018 11:50 IST

Factfile on Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the Champions League last 16, first-leg tie between the clubs at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday:

Previous meetings:

Real Madrid 1 PSG 0 - 2015/16 Champions League group stage

PSG 0 Real Madrid 0 - 2015/16 Champions League group stage

PSG 1 Real Madrid 1 - 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg

Real Madrid 0 PSG 1 - 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final first leg

PSG 4 Real Madrid 1 - 1992/93 UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg

Real Madrid 3 PSG 1 - 1992/93 UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg

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Group stage performances:

Real Madrid - second in Group H behind Tottenham Hotspur

PSG - winners of Group B ahead of Bayern Munich with group-stage record of 25 goals scored

Leading scorers in all competitions:

Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo (23 goals)

PSG: Neymar, Edinson Cavani (both 28 goals)

European Cup/Champions League best performances:

Real Madrid - winners 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017

Paris Saint-Germain - semi-finals 1995

Quick facts

- Real Madrid has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of the last seven seasons. When it last fell in the last 16, in 2010, it was against another French side in Lyon.

- Cristiano Ronaldo is one goal away from reaching the 100 mark for Real Madrid in the Champions League.

- Paris coach Unai Emery won just five of 20 games against Real Madrid as a coach when in charge of Almeria, Valencia and Sevilla.

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