PSG Host Barcelona in Champions League's Clash of the Unbeaten
Paris Saint-Germain hosted FC Barcelona at the Parc des Princes in Matchday 3 of the Champions League, the standout fixture of the autumn phase pitting two unbeaten sides and their star-studded attacks against each other.
The most anticipated fixture of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League league phase so far took place on Tuesday evening, October 20, as Paris Saint-Germain welcomed FC Barcelona to the Parc des Princes for Matchday 3. Both clubs entered the contest with perfect records and in devastating form. PSG had opened their campaign by thrashing Slovan Bratislava 6-1 before stunning Manchester City 4-2, while Barcelona had demolished Feyenoord 5-1 at home and won 4-1 away at Galatasaray. The encounter was billed globally as a top-of-the-table collision involving two of the continent's most attacking sides, with Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and Colombia's Jhon Durán leading Barcelona's threat against a PSG side brimming with confidence after their Manchester City result. The match was the headline fixture of a nine-game Matchday 3 night that also included Liverpool hosting Villarreal at Anfield, Manchester City playing AEK Athens, Napoli taking on Bodø/Glimt, and Borussia Dortmund facing Azerbaijan newcomers Sabah in Baku. The league phase of the expanded 36-team Champions League format runs through January, with the top eight qualifying automatically for the round of sixteen.
