Time for the next showdown in the UEFA Womens Champions League! After the rousing 3-2 win against Arsenal last Wednesday, FC Bayern Women are the visitors at Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday evening. Kick-off at the Parc des Princes is at 21:00 CET.
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Bayern Women's last Champions League appearance will live long in the memory: Head coach José Barcala's team turned around a 2-0 half-time deficit against defending champions Arsenal at the Allianz Arena and celebrated a spectacular 3-2 victory in front of their home crowd thanks to goals from Alara, Pernille Harder and Glódís Viggósdóttir. The Munich side are now eighth in the league table ahead of the clash with PSG. Things are also going well on the domestic front for the double winners: The convincing 3-0 win in the DFB Cup round of 16 against Ingolstadt not only meant that they progressed to the quarter-finals, but also bagged their eighth win in a row.
The Bayern women now head to the French capital. The record of this fixture promises a clash of equals: the two teams have met six times in the UEFA Women's Champions League, with each one coming away with two wins and playing out two draws. The last encounter in January 2024 ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.
Aiming to be successful in the French capital too: Momoko Tanikawa and FC Bayern Women. | © FC Bayern / Alexander Scheuber
The opponents: Paris Saint-Germain
The Parisians will be under immense pressure on Thursday evening, as head coach Paulo César's side have yet to pick up a single point in Europe's premier club competition for women. Last week, on Matchday 3, Les Rouge et Bleu suffered a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United. The PSG women also failed to pick up any points in their previous two matches against VfL Wolfsburg (4-0) and Real Madrid (2-1). They currently sit in 16th place in the Champions League table.
Domestically, however, things are going much better: although they suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat against Lyon on the first league matchday, the French side have won all six of their Ligue 1 games since then..
🔎 We took a close look at Les Parisiens for you:
Team news
Head coach José Barcala is still without the long-term injured Sarah Zadrazil (cruciate ligament rupture) and Lena Oberdorf (cruciate ligament rupture) against PSG. Tuva Hansen is also still out due to an ankle injury. Pernille Harder, Stine Ballisager and Linda Dallmann, who were absent for the cup game in Ingolstadt, are available again.
Ready for the showdown at the Parc des Princes: head coach José Barcala. | © FC Bayern / Alexander Scheuber
Pre-match quotes
José Barcala: ”We know the qualities of PSG, a team with a lot of talent and strong individual players. It'll be crucial for us to stay true to our identity, be organised and compact and be present at the important moments. The transition game will play a big role, so we'll have to be smart and read the game well."
Vanessa Gilles: "We're delighted to be playing in a stadium like this in the Champions League - it's something very special. We know Paris well and are well prepared. We realise how big the challenge is, but a good start with nine points from the first four games would be very valuable and important for us."
fcbayern.com takes a closer look at captain Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir ahead of the game against PSG:
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