In the first leg of the semi-finals, PSG defeated Bayern 5-4. Before the second leg, the European Football Federation (UEFA) homepage posted notable statistics.
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are the teams with the most goals in the Champions League this season with 43 and 42 goals respectively. This is the first time in the history of the league that two different clubs have achieved more than 40 goals in a season. Barcelona holds the record for scoring the most goals in a season with 45 goals in the 1999-2000 season.
Bayern has won 5/7 first and second leg matches in UEFA tournaments when facing French teams. The German team has also won 3 second leg knockout matches against French teams. This is the 4th time in C1/Champions League history that Bayern has faced opponents from Ligue 1. In the previous three times, they all won to reach the final.
Bayern has only won 1 of their last 6 Champions League semi-final matches. That was a 3-0 victory over Lyon in the 2019-2020 season. That is, they have lost all 5 of their last semi-final matches (two legs) in this tournament. This is a statistic that brings many worries to coach Kompany's team in the rematch against PSG.
Bayern is aiming for their 12th appearance in the C1/Champions League final - and for the first time since 2020 - a milestone that will help them exclusively occupy second place in the all-time list, surpassing AC Milan (11 times), and only behind Real Madrid (18 times).
The German team has only lost one of their last 29 home matches in the Champions League (23 wins, 5 draws) and has won all six home matches this season.
Bayern has only won one of their last eight Champions League semi-final first and second legs after losing the first leg with a one-goal difference. Their most recent success was in the round of 16 of the 2023-2024 season against Lazio (losing 0-1 away, winning 3-0 at home).
PSG is showing impressive form against German teams, winning 4/6 of the most recent knockout matches in European cups.
Luis Enrique's team is aiming to become the first defending champion to reach the Champions League final since Real Madrid did it in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons. In these two seasons, Real won the championship.
PSG has won 36 of the 43 first and second leg matches in European cups in which they won the first leg, and has succeeded 14 of the 17 times when the lead in the first leg was only 1 goal.
Striker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has equaled Zlatan Ibrahimovic's record of scoring 10 goals in a Champions League season for PSG. Ibra achieved this achievement in the 2013-2014 season.
Ousmane Dembele has scored 2 goals in both of PSG's most recent Champions League matches. No player has ever scored 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive matches for the Paris capital club in this tournament.
The semi-final second leg between Bayern Munich and PSG will take place at 2:00 a.m. on May 7.
