Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Parc des Princes in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The holders recovered from 2-0 behind to win the opening match of their knockout phase play-off last Tuesday, when substitute Desire Doue scored twice.
Monaco, who beat PSG 1-0 at home in Ligue 1 on November 29, were reduced to 10 players in the 48th minute of the first leg when midfielder Aleksandr Golovin was sent off.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from PSG vs Monaco in the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as details on how to watch.
PSG confirmed starting lineup vs Monaco
Midfielders Fabian Ruiz (knee) and Senny Mayulu (calf) and attacker Quentin Ndjantou (hamstring) are sidelined.
PSG starting XI: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Barcola, Doue
PSG substitutes: Chevalier, Marin, Beraldo, Zabarnyi, Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Dro, Mbaye
Monaco confirmed team vs PSG
Golovin is suspended but forward Ansu Fati returned from a quad injury to score the winner in their 3-2 comeback win at Lens on Saturday.
Monaco starting XI: Kohn; Kehrer, Zaharia, Faes; Vanderson, Camara, Bamba, Caio Henrique; Akilouche, Coulibaly, Balogun
Monaco substitutes: Stawiecki, Lienard, Teze, Mawissa, Biereth, Idumbo, Adingra, Fati, Toure, Nibombe
How to watch PSG v Monaco: TV channel, online stream
PSG versus Monaco kicks off at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) on Wednesday. In the UK, the match is being shown live on TNT Sports 2, with streaming on a vast variety of devices available via the Discovery Plus app.
To watch elsewhere in the world, click HERE to find your local rights holder.
PSG vs Monaco stats
- The first leg was the first European meeting between Monaco and Paris but both sides have been in all-French ties: Monaco were eliminated by Marseille in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup third round, while Paris beat Brest 10-0 on aggregate at this stage last season
- Monaco have lost their last five two-legged European ties
- They have lost one of their last eight Champions League matches (W2 D5) and kept four clean sheets in their most recent seven
- Benfica eliminated Monaco at this stage last season
- Takumi Minamino’s second-half goal gave Monaco that win against Paris this season, which ended a run of three straight defeats – and five games without a win (D1 L4) – in the fixture
- PSG have won six of their last seven two-legged ties in the Champions League and lost two of their last 13 matches overall in Europe (W8 D3)
- They are in the Champions League knockout phase for the 14th season running
- When they have won the first leg in European ties, PSG have advanced on 33 of 40 occasions – including 19 of 20 when the first-leg victory came away from home
- Luis Enrique’s side have by far the highest average possession percentage (65) in the 2025/26 Champions League, immediately ahead of Barcelona (61.5)
- Only Manchester City (91.4%) can match their passing accuracy, with Chelsea (90.2%) the only other side to achieve more than 90%
- No team has more away wins in Ligue 1 this season than PSG (7), although they have lost three and drawn two of their 12 top-flight games on the road and have a lower points-per-game average (1.92) than second-placed Lens (2)
When is the draw for the Champions League round of 16?
The draw for the Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals takes place on Friday 27 February 2026 at 13:00 GMT (08:00 ET / 05:00 PT).
The ceremony will be streamed live on UEFA.com, UEFA.tv and the official Champions League app, with Monaco or PSG facing Barcelona or Chelsea in a two-legged tie starting during the week of March 9.
Here’s the full Champions League bracket.
Champions League knockout phase play-Off results, fixtures
| Fixture (seeded team vs unseeded) | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
| Newcastle vs Qarabağ | 6–1 | 3–2 | 9–3 |
| Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge | 3–3 | 4–1 | 7–4 |
| Inter Milan vs Bodo/Glimt | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympiacos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain vs Monaco | 3–2 | Feb 25 | |
| Juventus vs Galatasaray | 2–5 | Feb 25 | |
| Real Madrid vs Benfica | 1–0 | Feb 25 | |
| Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund | 0–2 | Feb 25 |
What’s next for PSG and Monaco? Fixtures, schedule
Monaco are eighth in Ligue 1 and host 12th-placed Angers on Saturday (18:00 GMT) before travelling to PSG on March 6 (19:45).
Reigning French champions PSG are two points above Lens and travel to 13th-placed Le Havre on Saturday (20:05).
