Barcelona vs PSG: Champions League lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will target maximum points from their first two matches of the 2025/26 Champions League at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday.

Reigning La Liga champions Barca started their campaign with a 2-1 win at Premier League side Newcastle courtesy of second-half goals from on-loan Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

Ligue 1 leaders PSG won 4-0 at home to Serie A club Atalanta, although their otherwise perfect seven-match start to the season in all competitions was interrupted by a 1-0 league defeat at Marseille on September 22.

101GreatGoals.com has full team news and line-ups from Barcelona vs PSG in the Champions League, as well as details on how to watch the action live.

Barcelona lineup vs PSG

The hosts cannot call upon Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Joan Garcia, Raphinha and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Alejandro Balde has returned to training this morning though and Lamine Yamal is fit after making his return in the 2-1 home win over Sociedad on Sunday.

Barcelona starting XI: Szczesny, Kounde, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Martin, Pedri, De Jong, Yamal, Olmo, Rashford, Ferran.

Barcelona substitutes: Aller, Araujo, Balde, Bardghji, Bernal, Casado, Christensen, P. Fernandez, T. Fernandez, Kochen, Lewandowski, Torrents.

PSG lineup vs Barcelona

PSG are without captain Marquinhos, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue and newly-crowned Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele – a former Barca forward – through injury. They are also missing captain Marquinhos.

PSG starting XI: Chevalier, Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves, Mbaye, Barcola, Mayulu.

PSG substitutes: Beraldo, Hernandez, Jangeal, Lee, Marin, Ndjantou, Ramos, Safonov, Zaire-Emery.

How to watch Barcelona vs PSG: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with the match being shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 4.

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.

Barcelona Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

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

Thursday, September 18: Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona

Wednesday, October 1: Barcelona vs PSG

Tuesday, October 21: Barcelona vs Olympiacos (17:45)

Wednesday, November 5: Club Brugge vs Barcelona

Tuesday, November 25: Chelsea vs Barcelona

Tuesday, December 9: Barcelona vs Frankfurt

Wednesday, January 21: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona

Wednesday January 28: Barcelona vs Copenhagen

Barcelona Champions League squad 2025/26

Barcelona’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: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny

Defenders: Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen

Midfielders: Marc Casado, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Fermin Lopez

Forwards: Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Ferran Torres, Roony Bardghji

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.

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 vs PSG

Tuesday, October 21: Leverkusen vs PSG

Tuesday, November 4: PSG vs Bayern

Wednesday, November 26: PSG vs 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.