Paris Saint-Germain hold a one-goal lead over Bayern Munich as two European heavyweights go toe-to-toe for a place in the Champions League final.
The recently-crowned Bundesliga champions were narrowly beaten in a breathless, all-action first-leg at the Parc des Princes, which Luis Enrique’s side edged 5-4.
There were seven different goalscorers in that match as Bayern took an early lead before falling behind less than 20 minutes later.
The reigning champions PSG then ran out a 5-2 advantage before late goals from Dayot Upamecano and Luis Diaz brought the Bavarians back within touching distance .
Both PSG and Bayern were in action over the weekend, and both were similarly free-scoring in draws with inferior opposition.
Bayern drew 3-3 with Heidenheim while PSG’s meeting with Lorient finished 2-2.
Wednesday’s victor will, of course, secure their place in the final in Budapest, where they will face either Arsenal or Atletico Madrid.
Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The match will take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Where to watch Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport ’s live blog.
Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain team news
Vincent Kompany’s Bayern will be without several important players for this tie, the most notable being Raphael Guerreiro, sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has not quite been at his best of late but will likely keep his place in the side with understudy Sven Ulreich also sidelined.
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Serge Gnabry is out for the season with a thigh injury, while exciting young forward Lennart Karl is a doubt with a muscular injury.
Elsewhere, Wisdom Mike and Cassiano Kiala complete the list of absentees.
PSG’s most notable injury is to captain Achraf Hakimi, who picked up a thigh injury in the first-leg.
Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, signed last summer as a supposed upgrade on Gianluigi Donnarumma, is due to miss this match through injury too.
He has been playing second fiddle to Matvei Safonov for most of the campaign, though.
Quentin Ndjantou is also out.
Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain prediction
They will hopefully be a bit more settled at the Allianz, and, subsequently, Kompany will be keen to see a more assured defensive performance from his side.
The Bavarians’ attack remains in fine fettle, and they must only win by a margin of two to book their place in the final.
We expect them to do exactly that.
Bayern Munich to win 3-1 on the night, 7-6 on aggregate.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Nearly one in five goals scored in the 17 matches between Bayern Munich and PSG came during last week’s first-leg at the Parc des Princes (19 out of 48).
Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
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