PSG and Barcelona clash at the Parc des Princes tonight with 19 Champions League goals between them this season. PSG lead the competition with 10, and Barcelona are joint second on nine. Barcelona have won all 11 of their games and are averaging more than four goals a game, almost double PSG’s rate. Here’s how each club’s attackers have performed across every competition so far.
PSG – 26 goals in 11 games (2.36 per game)
Ousmane Dembélé – 4 goals, 5 assists (all competitions)
Dembélé has three goals and three assists in two Champions League games, including two of each against Slovan Bratislava. His only Ligue 1 goal came at Strasbourg on Saturday, where he missed a penalty before setting up the equaliser and scoring the winner.
Ferran Torres – 7 goals, 1 assist (all competitions)
No PSG player has scored more than Torres since his move from Barcelona. He has four Ligue 1 goals and hit a Champions League hat-trick in the same game as Dembélé’s double, and he set up Doué’s late goal at Strasbourg. Tonight he faces his old club.
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Désiré Doué – 3 goals, 2 assists (all competitions)
Doué scored the decisive goal against Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup, struck first in last week’s 4-2 win at Manchester City and was on target again in the league at the weekend. FotMob has him on 1.99 expected assists in Ligue 1, but he has only one assist.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – 2 goals, 1 assist (all competitions)
Kvaratskhelia gave PSG the lead in the Super Cup with a powerful near-post finish, but he has scored only once since. He has one goal and one assist in seven Ligue 1 games and is still waiting for a goal or assist in this season’s Champions League.
Maghnes Akliouche – 2 goals, 1 assist (all competitions)
Akliouche, who joined from Monaco before the season, has contributed in both competitions. He scored in the league against Le Mans, set up one of Torres’ hat-trick goals and got PSG’s fourth at the Etihad.
Mika Godts – 0 goals, 1 assist (all competitions)
The 21-year-old Belgian, bought from Ajax, has been used mostly as a substitute. He has one assist in 177 Ligue 1 minutes and was not used in either of PSG’s last two games.
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Barcelona – 48 goals in 11 games (4.36 per game)
Raphinha – 14 goals, 3 assists (all competitions)
Raphinha’s 12 goals in Barcelona’s first seven league games beat Messi’s 11 from 2017-18, and only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more at that stage this century. He added two against Feyenoord but has played only 20 minutes since the international break.
Lamine Yamal – 9 goals, 10 assists (all competitions)
At 19, Yamal already has 19 goal contributions this season. He has eight league goals and leads La Liga with six assists, and has added a goal and four assists in Europe, setting up two goals in each of Barcelona’s Champions League wins.
Anthony Gordon – 2 goals, 4 assists (all competitions)
Gordon made an instant impact after his move from Newcastle, setting up two goals within minutes of his La Liga debut at Elche. He has one league goal and four assists, and found the net against both Getafe and Galatasaray this month.
Fermín López – 5 goals, 3 assists (all competitions)
Playing just behind the front line, López has four goals and three assists in La Liga. He headed Barcelona in front in Istanbul and created Rodri’s headed goal in the 5-2 win over Betis.
Karim Adeyemi – 4 goals, 2 assists (all competitions)
Adeyemi has scored twice in La Liga and twice in Europe, against Feyenoord and Galatasaray. He has started only three league matches, and before the Betis game FotMob had him on 4.23 expected goals, which suggests his finishing has let him down.
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Gabriel Jesus – 4 goals (all competitions)
Jesus has three La Liga goals in just 195 minutes and headed in against Feyenoord two minutes after coming on. He has scored in his last two league appearances, but Sports Mole lists him as a minor doubt after a knock at Betis.
What it means for tonight
Barcelona’s goals are coming from all over the pitch, with five players already on four goals or more, while PSG have relied more on Dembélé and Torres. Raphinha has had little game time recently, and Barcelona are without defenders Jules Koundé, Eric García and Andreas Christensen.
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