Tonight in the capital of Catalonia it will become clear which team will take the first place in Group F of the UEFA Champions League.
Both "Barcelona" and "Paris Saint-Germain" have already secured their spots in the knockout stage next year, so now it remains to be seen which team fate will assign a potentially weaker opponent to.
If the Catalan club wants to finish in the first position, the hosts of "Camp Nou" must secure a victory in tonight's match, while the visitors from the French capital only need a draw.
Tonight's match between "Barcelona" and "Paris Saint-Germain" is the third official meeting of these teams at the "Camp Nou" stadium. The previous two matches ended in draws with the score of 1:1. In the 1994-1995 season clash between the Catalan and French teams, goals were scored by Igor Kornejevas and George Weah. In the 2012-2013 season duel, Javier Pastore and Pedro Rodriguez made their mark;
Overall, "Barcelona" and "Paris Saint-Germain" have played six matches against each other. The Catalans won 1 match, the French won 2, and three times both teams ended the match in a draw;
The last French team to visit the "Camp Nou" stadium was Lyon "Olympique". In the 2008-2009 season Champions League 1/16 stage match against "Barcelona", the visitors had an unsuccessful result - a 2:5 defeat;
Against French teams, "Barcelona" has played 18 times. The Catalans have 9 victories, 5 draws, and 4 defeats;
"Paris Saint-Germain" has only lost 2 of their last 11 away matches in the UEFA Champions League tournament;
Coached by former Barcelona player Laurent Blanco, "Paris Saint-Germain" is the only club this season from the five major European national leagues that has not yet experienced a defeat;
English referee Martin Atkinson will officiate tonight's match at the "Camp Nou" stadium. This referee has officiated only one match for "Barcelona": the 2011-2012 season game against "AC Milan", which ended in a draw 2:2. M. Atkinson has never officiated in matches involving "Paris Saint-Germain".
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