Champions League Semi-finals: Notable statistics

PSG vs Bayern Munich

This is the 16th time Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Bayern Munich have faced each other in the Champions League. Bayern is leading with a score of 9-6, winning all 5 recent matches, including a 2-1 victory over PSG in the group stage this season.

In three encounters in the knockout rounds, Bayern won in the 2020 final (1-0) and the round of 16 in the 2022-2023 season (total score 3-0). Meanwhile, the team in Paris eliminated the opponent in the quarter-finals of the 2020-2021 season thanks to the away goals rule after a 3-3 draw overall.

PSG has only won 3 of their last 11 UEFA matches against German teams (2 draws, 6 losses). This is the third time PSG has met a German team in the Champions League semi-finals. Previously, they had overcome Leipzig in the 2019-2020 season and lost overall to Dortmund in the 2023-2024 season.

PSG has reached the Champions League semi-finals for the third consecutive season – something no French club has ever achieved in both the European Cup and Champions League eras. If they defeat Bayern in the first leg of the semi-finals, PSG will have their 100th win in the Champions League, making them the first French club to reach this milestone. More notably, their first victory in this tournament was when they defeated Bayern 2-0 at home in the 1994-1995 season.

Nuno Mendes (23 years and 313 days) may become the youngest Portuguese player to reach 50 official appearances in the Champions League, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's record (24 years and 83 days).

Bayern has won 14 of their last 16 UEFA matches against French opponents (2 losses) and has also won 6 of their last 7 away matches (1 loss).

The Bavarian team reached the C1/Champions League semi-finals for the 22nd time, after winning 11 out of 21 appearances in this stage before. However, in the last 6 semi-finals, they only had one overall victory when defeating Lyon 3-0 in the 2019-2020 season, and lost 5 others.

Harry Kane has set a career-high scoring record in the Champions League with 12 goals in the 2025-2026 season, surpassing the 11 goals he scored in the 2024-2025 season. This total number of goals is also the highest record ever for an English player in an official season of the league.

Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal

This is only the fourth time Atletico and Arsenal have met in UEFA competitions. Previously, Atletico had defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the Europa League semi-finals in the 2017-2018 season. At the beginning of this season, Arsenal defeated their opponent 4-0 in the Champions League group stage.

The Spanish team reached the C1/Champions League semi-finals for the seventh time, after winning 3 and losing 3 in the previous 6 times. The last time they reached the semi-finals was in the 2016-2017 season, when they lost to Real Madrid with a total score of 2-4. The last time they won in this round was in the 2015-2016 season when they defeated Bayern Munich thanks to the away goals rule.

Arsenal have won seven consecutive matches in the Champions League against opponents from Spain, most recently a 4-0 home win against Atletico in the group stage this season. They are the first team in C1/Champions League history to win seven consecutive matches against Spanish teams. The Gunners have also won all four of their most recent away matches in the Champions League against Spanish teams.

This is the second time Arsenal has reached the Champions League semi-finals against a Spanish club, after defeating Villarreal with a total score of 1-0 in the 2005-2006 season. Including this season, the English team has reached the Champions League semi-finals 4 times. They beat Villarreal in 2006, but lost to Man United and PSG in 2009 and 2025.

Arsenal is still the only unbeaten team in the Champions League this season (10 wins, 2 draws). In terms of time, they have only lost two in the last 22 matches in this tournament (17 wins, 3 draws). Mikel Arteta's team has also only lost one in the last 11 away matches in the Champions League (9 wins, 1 draw).