UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Newcastle United WLDWL 1
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Paris Saint-Germain WLWLW 1
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Match Report

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PSG and Newcastle settle for playoffs after Paris draw

Ousmane Dembélé had a penalty saved as holders Paris Saint-Germain were forced to settle for a Champions League playoff place following a draw with Newcastle.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
32.9
Possession
67.1
10
SHOTS
25
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
247
Accurate Passes
616
332
Passes
686
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.5
57
Long Balls
38
26
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
15
19
Effective Clearances
19
19
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:59 Should Enrique be worried about PSG after missing out on UCL top 8? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NEW leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaRF

NEW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 41Jacob RamseyCM-R
  7. 3Lewis HallLM
  8. 67Lewis MileyRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 28Joe WillockCF-L
  11. 20Anthony ElangaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Penalty saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
  2. 8' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Newcastle United 0. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  3. 20' Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 22' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia because of an injury.
  5. 45'+2' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Newcastle United 1. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  6. 67' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Anthony Elanga.
  7. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Joe Willock.
  8. 70' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bradley Barcola.
  9. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
  10. 87' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces João Neves.
  11. 87' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.

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