Bayern Munich – PSG out to continue ‘winning’ run in European competition

There is a replay of the 2019/20 Champions League final on Tuesday, a match that carries a strange distinction in European competition.

One of two Champions League final replays scheduled this week, the clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain brings together two real European heavyweights.

Both teams are dominant domestically – each having won three of the last four league titles – but have fallen just short of Champions League success in recent years. Bayern and PSG were the defeated semi-finalists in the competition last year, losing to Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund respectively.

Matches between Bayern and PSG always capture the world's attention and rarely disappoint. The two teams have met each other thirteen times, without a single draw. For both teams, this is their most played European match, which always ended with a winner.

Bayern have won the last three meetings between the two, but boss Vincent Kompany is not underestimating the Ligue 1 side ahead of Tuesday's match.

“We are playing against one of the big clubs in Europe. They have a lot of individual quality and a very good coach. Both teams will want to win. We are playing at home and this match is of the utmost importance for us,” Kompany said on Monday

“[PSG have] a team with incredible talent. The spaces between the lines are never large, the pressing is very aggressive and good. When they have the ball they have a clear attacking approach. As a team they are really good.”

Bayern have made an unbeaten start in the Bundesliga under Kompany, but have fared less well in the Champions League. The German giants have lost two of their first four UCL games of 2024/25, falling to Aston Villa and Barcelona and leaving themselves with work to do to qualify.