Athletic Club vs PSG: Confirmed starting line-ups in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to stay in the automatic qualification places for the last 16 of the Champions League when the holders visit Athletic Club on Wednesday.

The second-placed team in Ligue 1 are in the top eight places required to progress without a play-off by a point and will go top if they win and Arsenal lose their simultaneous game at Club Brugge.

Athletic Club, who stand seventh in La Liga, are two points shy of escaping the elimination places after taking four points from their first five matches in the league phase.

101GreatGoals.com has full team news from Athletic Club vs PSG. You can also follow live updates from Real Madrid vs Manchester City, Club Brugge vs Arsenal and Leverkusen vs Newcastle here.

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Athletic Club starting lineup vs PSG

Athletic Club starting XI: Simon; Areso, Vivian, Berchiche, Boiro, Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta; Berenguer, Sancet, N. Williams, Guruzeta.

Athletic Club substitutes: De Luis, Gomez, Gorosabel, Hierro, Lekue, Padilla, Rego, Sanchez, Santos, Serrano, Vesga, I. Williams.

PSG starting lineup vs Athletic Club

PSG starting XI: Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Barcola, Mayulu, Kvaratskhelia

PSG substitutes: Doue, James, Lee, Marin, Mbaye, Ndjantou, Ramos, Zabarnyi.

How to watch PSG vs Athletic Club: Live online stream, TV channel

Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 5 and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

PSG vs Athletic Club stats

• Athletic Club have won two of their previous 10 European matches against French teams (D2 L6)
• The Spanish side have lost two of their last 16 European group stage and league phase home matches (W13 D1), winning seven of the last eight (L1)
• Left-back Yuri Berchiche made 32 appearances in all competitions for Paris in the 2017/18 season before joining Athletic Club in summer 2018
• Aitor Paredes (55) had made seven more ball recoveries than any other player in this season’s competition before Wednesday’s action
• Only three players had lost more tackles (12) than Alejandro Rego during the league phase after Tuesday’s matches
• Paris have lost three of their last 13 European matches against Spanish teams (W8 D2), winning five of the most recent seven (L2)
• They have won their last three European matches away to Spanish sides
• The reigning French champions have scored four or more goals in five of their last seven matches in the league phase of the Champions League
• Luis Enrique’s team had the highest average possession (62.4%) of any side in the competition at the start of Wednesday – directly ahead of Manchester City (61%)
• Midfielder Joao Neves (21 years and 74 days of age) could become the youngest Portuguese player to reach 30 Champions League proper appearances, breaking the record held by Cristiano Ronaldo (22 years and 226 days)

Champions League fixtures today

Arsenal will move three points clear at the top of the table with two matches remaining if they win in Brugge, while 15-time champions Real Madrid also host 2022/23 winners Manchester City.

Here are the later fixtures in the Champions League today, all starting at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.

Wednesday, December 10

Athletic Club vs PSG

Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle

Benfica vs Napoli

Borussia Dortmund vs Bodo/Glimt

Club Brugge vs Arsenal

Juventus vs Pafos

Real Madrid vs Man City

PSG Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.

Wednesday, September 17: PSG 4-0 Atalanta

Wednesday, October 1: Barcelona 1-2 PSG

Tuesday, October 21: Leverkusen 2-7 PSG

Tuesday, November 4: PSG 1-2 Bayern

Wednesday, November 26: PSG 5-3 Tottenham

Wednesday, December 10: Athletic Club vs PSG

Tuesday, January 20: Sporting vs PSG

Wednesday January 28: PSG vs Newcastle

PSG Champions League squad 2025/26

PSG’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can register a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.

Goalkeepers: Lucas Chevalier, Matvei Safonov, Renato Marin

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Marquinhos, Illia Zabarnyi, Lucas Hernandez, Nuno Mendes, Noham Kamara, Willian Pacho

Midfielders: Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Kang-in Lee, Senny Mayulu, Warren Zaire-Emery, Joao Neves

Forwards: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Goncalo Ramos, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Bradley Barcola, Ibrahim Mbaye

List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.

Goalkeeper Martin James and defender David Boly are initially on List B.

Champions League schedule 2025/26

After the league phase, the play-offs are held in February, with the rest of the knockout stage before the final held between March and early May.

Matchday 1: September 16-18 2025

Matchday 2: September 30 – October 1 2025

Matchday 3: October 21/22 2025

Matchday 4: November 4/5 2025

Matchday 5: November 25/26 2025

Matchday 6: December 9/10 2025

Matchday 7: January 20/21 2026

Matchday 8: January 28 2026

When is the Champions League knockout phase?

Knockout phase play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026

Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026

Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026

Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6 2026

Final: May 30 2026 (Budapest)

When are the Champions League draws?

Knockout phase play-offs: January 30 2026

Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: February 27 2026

Champions League 2025/26 format

In a change from the previous group stage format conducted until 2023/24, each team now plays eight matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.

Four of those matches will be at home and four away, with the opponents determined according to four seeding pots split by rankings.

Teams will play two opponents from each of those pots – one against a team from each pot at home and one away. The results decide the overall standings in one league.

The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.

Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.

When is the Champions League final?

The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungary’s national team.

The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

How to watch the Champions League: TV channel, live stream

TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video have the live broadcast rights to the Champions League in the UK.

Amazon have first pick of the Tuesday games, with all the other matches shown on TNT Sports. BBC Sport also has highlights rights.

A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per month or £95 per year paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged between 18 and 22.

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