Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Barcelona 4–2 at the Parc des Princes on 20 October 2026, on Matchday 3 of the Champions League league phase. Barcelona levelled twice, but Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz settled it late.
Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Barcelona 4–2 at the Parc des Princes on 20 October 2026, on Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase. Six goals were scored, four of them in the final 20 minutes. Désiré Doué put the hosts ahead in the 38th minute, and PSG went into half-time leading 1–0.
Barcelona responded after the break. Xavi Espart equalised in the 55th minute to make it 1–1. Lucas Hernández restored PSG's lead in the 72nd minute, but the Catalan side answered again: Lamine Yamal scored in the 79th minute to level the match at 2–2 and set up a tense finish in Paris.
The decisive phase belonged to PSG. Two minutes after Yamal's equaliser, Vitinha put the hosts back in front in the 81st minute, and Fabián Ruiz added a fourth in the 86th minute to seal a 4–2 victory. Barcelona twice recovered from a goal down but could not hold on in the closing stages. PSG took the three points from this league-phase meeting between two of Europe's leading clubs.
