PSG vs Bayern Munich: Champions League – preview, team news, start, lineups

by | Apr 27, 2026 | World

Who: Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern MunichWhat: Champions League semifinal, first legWhere: Parc des Princes, ParisWhen: Tuesday, April 28 at 9pm (19:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Whoever makes it through this Champions League semifinal will surely be the favourites for the final in Budapest in May, where either Arsenal or Atletico Madrid will await.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBayern – perhaps the most in-form team in Europe – are eyeing a treble, having already sealed the Bundesliga title this season and reached the German Cup final. They also come into the game high on confidence after dispatching Real Madrid in a thrilling Champions League quarterfinal.Defending champions PSG, meanwhile, are also in good form and are six points clear at the top of Ligue 1. The Parisians dumped Liverpool out in the quarterfinals with relative ease, but must overcome a poor recent record against Bayern to reach the final in May.PSG have lost their last four Champions League games against Bayern, although they did knock the Bavarian side out of the Club World Cup last July, beating them 2-0 in the quarterfinals.Whatever happens, plenty of goals seem likely – both sides have scored 38 in the Champions League so far this season, more than any other club.PSG close in on Ligue 1 titleParis Saint-Germain took another stride towards the Ligue 1 crown on Saturday, beating Angers 3-0 to open up a six-point advantage over Lens at the top of the table. Advertisement Coach Luis Enrique rested his attacking trio of Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue.“We got the job done well,” Enrique said. “These are th …

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