With Arsenal qualifying for their maiden Champions League final and PSG reaching back-to-back finals after beating Bayern Munich yesterday, all eyes are now on the Arsenal vs PSG UEFA Champions League 2025-26 final on 31st May (IST). This means knowing the Arsenal vs PSG head-to-head stats in the Champions League is now more than a mandate.
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal have met five times in the UEFA Champions League. Their first two encounters came in the 2016/17 group stage, with both matches ending in draws.
They met again in the 2024/25 campaign, with Arsenal claiming their first Champions League win over PSG in the league phase.
In the same campaign, PSG secured their first-ever Champions League victory over Arsenal in the first leg of the semi-final. Luis Enrique's men then went on to win the second leg as well en route to the final, which they eventually won to lift their maiden Champions League title.
Overall in the Champions League, PSG have won twice, while Arsenal tasted victory once, and two matches ended in a draw. We're pretty sure we'll not have a draw in the final in the coming weeks.
| Matches | PSG | Arsenal | Draws |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
PSG 2-1 Arsenal | 2024-25 Semi-Final 2nd leg
At the Parc des Princes, a masterclass from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi handed PSG a 2-1 (3-1 on agg.) win to reach their second Champions League final.
Donnarumma denied Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard early in the game before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the woodwork for PSG. Despite the early momentum, PSG drew first blood with Fabian Ruiz scoring with a stunning left-footed strike in the 27th minute.
In the second half, Donnarumma made a huge save to deny Bukayo Saka, while David Raya stopped Vitinha's penalty.
But it was Achraf Hakimi's goal in the 72nd minute that took the game away from the Gunners. Although Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope four minutes later, it was too late for them to make something special happen.
Arsenal 0-1 PSG | 2024-25 Semi-Final 1st leg
In the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, PSG edged past Arsenal with a narrow 1-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Ousmane Dembele was the lone goal scorer, scoring the decisive goal in the 4th minute to give PSG a crucial advantage heading into the second leg.
The match was close, with both teams having chances, but PSG’s strong defence and fast attacks gave them the edge.
Arsenal 2-0 PSG | 2024-25 Group Stage
In the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League group stage, Arsenal earned a confident 2-0 win over PSG at the Emirates Stadium.
It was a strong performance from the Gunners, who showed control and composure throughout the match.
Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka secured the 3 points and marked Arsenal’s first Champions League win of the season.
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Arsenal 2-2 PSG | 2016-17 Group Stage 2nd Leg
In the second leg of the 2016–17 Champions League group stage, Arsenal and PSG drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium.
Both teams had already qualified for the next round, but were still competing for first place in the group.
Cavani, after scoring in the first leg, scored again, giving PSG the lead.
But Arsenal came back with a penalty from Oliver Giroud and an own goal from Marco Verratti to go ahead.
A late own goal from Iwobi then levelled the match for PSG.
The draw kept both teams unbeaten, with Arsenal finishing top of the group on goal difference.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal | 2016-17 Group Stage 1st Leg
This was the first time both teams met in the Champions League. In a close encounter, where both teams saw one red card each in the last minutes of the match, PSG and Arsenal played out a tough 1-1 draw.
PSG scored early within a minute via Edinson Cavani.
But Arsenal equalised in the second half through a 78th-minute strike from Alexis Sanchez. Both teams had chances, but couldn’t find a winner later in the match.
Olivier Giroud and Marco Verratti were both sent off in stoppage time.