PSG survive Barcelona scare to stay perfect in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes on 20 October 2026 in their third UEFA Champions League league-phase match of the season, Al Jazeera reported.

Desire Doue put PSG ahead in the 38th minute. Barcelona's Xavi Espart equalised soon after half-time, before Lucas Hernandez restored PSG's lead. Lamine Yamal levelled again, then Vitinha made it 3-2 in the 81st minute and Fabian Ruiz finished from close range to make it 4-2, according to Al Jazeera.

The win kept PSG unbeaten in all three of their Champions League league-phase games this season and stretched their winning run in all competitions to seven matches, Al Jazeera said. It ended Barcelona's run of 11 consecutive wins.

PSG lost Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to injury during the match, Al Jazeera reported.

The photograph above shows the inside of the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain's home stadium, pictured during a different match in 2018, not the Barcelona game. Credit: Kilyac, Parc des princes 2018, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.

Sources: Al Jazeera.