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Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, Parisdomestic cups last season. This is the French side's ninth successive UEFA Champions League campaign and 13thin total. Paris reached their first European Cup final last season. They had beaten Dortmund in the round of 16 (1-2 a, 2-0 h),Atalanta in the one-off quarter-final (2-1) and Leipzig in the semi-final en route to a 1-0 final defeat by Bayern. The Parisians have now reached the knockout stages on their last nine UEFA Champions League appearances.They suffered three successive last-16 defeats prior to last season. Under Thomas Tuchel – who was replaced as coach by Mauricio Pochettino in January this year – the French clubfinished first in a section also including Real Madrid, Club Brugge and Galatasaray in 2019/20. They won five of theirsix games, drawing the other, and conceded only two goals to finish five points above Madrid. Paris had scored in 34 successive UEFA Champions League games, matching the competition record set by Madridbetween 2011 and 2014, before drawing a blank in last season's final. They found the net in their first nine matchesthis term, and also in 23 successive UEFA Champions League matches at the Parc des Princes, before failing toscore at home to Bayern in the quarter-final second leg. Paris have won 18 of their last 28 UEFA Champions League matches (D4 L6). The second-leg defeat by Bayernwas only their fifth in their last 60 European home games (W38 D17), although three of those have come in their lastten matches at the Parc des Princes. Paris have lost their last two home games against English visitors, having also been beaten 3-1 by ManchesterUnited in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg, a tie they lost on away goals (2-0 a). A 2-1defeat of Liverpool on 28 November 2018 is Paris's sole win in their last five home games against Premier Leagueclubs. Paris have now lost three of their 11 home fixtures against English visitors (W4 D4), the other a 3-0 defeat againstChelsea in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League group stage. The 2018/19 defeat by United made Paris's record in two-legged knockout ties with English opponents W3 L4. Theyhave lost the last two; their last aggregate victory came against Chelsea in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions Leagueround of 16, a tie in which they won 2-1 both home and away.Manchester City City lost their only previous European Cup semi-final:2015/16 Real Madrid L 0-1 (0-0 h, 0-1 a) The Manchester club have played in two other UEFA competition semi-finals, both in the European Cup Winners'Cup. They beat Schalke in 1969/70 (0-1 a, 5-1 h) but lost to Chelsea at the same stage the following season (0-1 a, 01 h). City have therefore lost 1-0 in the away leg of all three previous UEFA semi-finals. City are bidding to become the 42nd club to reach the European Cup final, and the third newcomers in successiveseasons after Tottenham Hotspur in 2019 and Paris in 2020. They would be the 21st team to reach the UEFAChampions League final. City scored three goals in each of their first three Group C victories this season, beating Porto (3-1), Marseille andOlympiacos (both 3-0) before a 1-0 win in Greece on Matchday 4 secured progress. A goalless draw in Porto in theirpenultimate fixture confirmed City in first place before a closing 3-0 win at home to Marseille. Josep Guardiola's side then beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 twice in the round of 16, with both games played inBudapest, before defeating Dortmund 2-1 home and away in the quarter-finals. The goal scored by Dortmund's Marco Reus in the 84th minute of the first leg ended City's run without conceding aUEFA Champions League goal at 790 minutes, since Luis Díaz's 14th-minute opener for Porto on Matchday 1. Therecord for the competition, set by Arsenal in 2005/06, is 995 minutes, with City now second in the all-time rankingshaving moved above Juventus (690 minutes). City finished second in the 2019/20 Premier League and bowed out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarterfinal stage for the third season running, going down 3-1 against Lyon in their one-off tie in Lisbon. They had finishedfirst in their group with 14 points (W4 D2) before seeing off Real Madrid in the last 16, winning 2-1 away and at homeagainst the 13-time European champions. This is the Cityzens' tenth UEFA Champions League campaign; they have been involved every season since2011/12. City have scored 56 goals in their last 23 UEFA Champions League matches; over the last three seasons theirrecord is W22 D4 L3 with 72 goals scored and 24 conceded.6

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, Paris Guardiola's team have won 11 of their last 16 away European matches (D3 L2), both defeats coming in England; thelast away game they lost abroad was at Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2) on Matchday 6 of the 2017/18 UEFA ChampionsLeague. City's record against French clubs is W4 D3 L3, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded. After beating Paris in 2015/16, City's other two-legged knockout tie against a French side came against Monaco inthe 2016/17 round of 16, with Sergio Agüero scoring twice and Raheem Sterling and John Stones once apiece in a 53 home first-leg win; Guardiola's side would bow out on away goals, however, after a 3-1 loss in France. Mbappéscored in both legs for Monaco. Last season's loss against Lyon made City's knockout record against France teams W1 L2. This season's 3-0 win at Marseille on Matchday 2 ended City's four-game winless streak against French clubs (D1L3). That was their first win away against Ligue 1 opponents at the fourth attempt (D2 L1).Links and trivia Pochettino and Guardiola have faced each other 18 times as managers of Espanyol and Tottenham and Barcelonaand City respectively, with the current Paris boss winning only three compared to ten Guardiola victories. Pochettino's Tottenham side did beat Guardiola's City in a dramatic UEFA Champions League quarter-final in2018/19, going through on away goals after a 1-0 home win was followed by a 4-3 defeat in Manchester. Riyad Mahrez was born in Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris, and played in France for Quimper at amateur level (2009/10)and for Ligue 2 side Le Havre as a professional (2010–2014) before moving to England. Have also played in France:Benjamin Mendy (Marseille 2013–16, Monaco 2016–17)Bernardo Silva (Monaco 2015–17) Aymeric Laporte was born in Agen in south-west France but, after spells with local sides SU Agen (2000–09) andBayonne (2009/10), he moved to Spain aged 16 to link up with Athletic Club in 2010. Have played in England:Ángel Di María (Manchester United 2014/15)Ander Herrera (Manchester United 2014–19)Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa 2015/16, Everton 2016–19)Moise Kean (Everton 2019/20)Sergio Rico (Fulham loan 2018/19) Pochettino was Kyle Walker's manager at Tottenham between 2014 and 2017, when the defender signed for City. Have played together:Kylian Mbappé & Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy (Monaco 2016/17)Moise Kean & João Cancelo (Juventus 2018/19) On 1 August 2020 Danilo's Porto beat a Benfica side including Rúben Dias 2-1 in the Portuguese Cup final inCoimbra. International team-mates:Ángel Di María, Mauro Icardi, Leandro Paredes & Sergio Agüero (Argentina)Neymar, Marquinhos, Rafinha & Ederson, Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho (Brazil)Kylian Mbappé, Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa & Benjamin Mendy, Aymeric Laporte (France)Julian Draxler, Thilo Kehrer & İlkay Gündoğan (Germany)Danilo & Bernardo Silva, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias (Portugal)Ander Herrera, Pablo Sarabia & Eric García, Rodri, Ferran Torres (Spain) Mbappé scored twice as France beat Argentina 4-3 in the last 16 of their victorious 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign,Agüero getting one of the South American side's goals.Latest newsParis Paris have won 19 of their last 25 matches in all competitions (D1 L5), scoring 59 goals and conceding 21. Theywere 3-1 victors at Metz on Saturday. French Cup holders Paris reached the semi-finals of this season's competition with a 5-0 win over Angers on 21April, Mauro Icardi scoring a hat-trick and Neymar also on target. The hat-trick was Icardi's second for Paris; he hit three against St-Étienne last season in the Coupe de la Ligue. Paris will visit Montpellier in the French Cup semi-finals on 12 May, with the winners facing Monaco or fourth tier7

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, ParisRumilly-Vallières in the 19 May final at the Stade de France. Kylian Mbappé has 19 goals in his last 14 Paris appearances, including a hat-trick and seven doubles, the mostrecent at Metz on Saturday. He also scored twice in a 3-2 victory at home to St-Étienne on 18 April, a game in whichIcardi struck an added-time winner; the Argentinian also found the net with a late penalty after coming off the bench atthe weekend. Mbappé has now scored 89 goals for Paris in Ligue 1. Only Edinson Cavani (138 goals) and Zlatan Ibrahimović(113) have more league goals for the club. Mbappé has scored twice in eight Ligue 1 matches this season, more than any other player. He is Ligue 1's topscorer this season so far with 25 goals. One of Mbappé’s doubles was in a 4-2 success at Lyon on 21 March, which brought up his 100th Ligue 1 goal on his142nd appearance. Aged 22 years 91 days, he is the youngest of the 89 players to reach a century of goals in thecompetition. Paris have suffered eight Ligue 1 losses of the season, matching their total number of league defeats in 2010/11,when they finished fourth. Paris have lost four of their last eight home games in all competitions (W3 D1). Ángel Di María has 102 assists for Paris, one short of Safet Sušić's club record. Marquinhos was replaced with an adductor injury after scoring Paris's second goal in the quarter-final first leg inMunich and has not played since. Keylor Navas made his first appearance since the quarter-final second leg in the win at Metz after recovering from ashoulder injury; Abdou Diallo (calf) has been out since the second leg against Bayern. Marco Verratti (thigh) and Rafinha (back) missed the cup win against Angers; Verratti returned to play 90 minutes atthe weekend. Mbappé was substituted in the final minutes in Metz and left the field with his right thigh strapped. Juan Bernat is still sidelined by a knee ligament injury and has not been included in Paris's UEFA ChampionsLeague squad. The club extended his contract until 2025 on 16 March. On 26 April Paris extended Navas's contract for another year, keeping him at the club until 2024. Neymar was included in the UEFA.com fans' Men's Team of the Year 2020.Manchester City City have lost two of their last five games in all competitions (W3), making it three losses in 33 fixtures; they won theother 30 games. On Sunday City claimed the English League Cup for the fourth year in a row – and the sixth time in eight seasons –thanks to Aymeric Laporte's late goal in the final against Tottenham at Wembley that secured a 1-0 victory. On 17 April, Josep Guardiola's side were beaten 1-0 by fellow UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Chelsea inthe FA Cup semi-finals, ending their bid for an unprecedented quadruple. The loss to Chelsea was one of only three defeats for the Cityzens in 40 games in all competitions, since a 2-0Premier League reverse at Tottenham on 21 November (W34 D3). City's 21-match winning run in all competitions had been ended by a 2-0 home derby defeat against ManchesterUnited on 7 March. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 101 seconds, the earliestPremier League goal City have conceded at the City of Manchester Stadium. That was also the first time City hadtrailed in 20 Premier League fixtures. City came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Aston Villa on 21 April despite John Stones' 44th-minute red card. JohnMcGinn put the home side in front after 20 seconds, the second quickest goal City have conceded in Premier Leaguehistory. Sergio Agüero has started only five Premier League games this season because of knee and hamstring problems.His goal in a 3-0 win at Fulham on 13 March was his first in the league since 21 January 2020; he has not playedsince 3 April although he was an unused substitute on Sunday. On 29 March it was confirmed Agüero will leave City when his contract expires this summer. The Argentinian, whojoined in 2011, is the club's record goalscorer with 257 goals in 385 appearances. City have won their last 17 away games in all competitions, surpassing the previous record for an English top-flightteam of 11 they set themselves between May and November 2017.8

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, Paris İlkay Gündoğan has scored ten goals in 16 Premier League appearances in 2021. Kevin De Bruyne, who signed a contract extension until 2025 on 7 April, suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cupdefeat by Chelsea, returning to play 90 minutes on Sunday. De Bruyne was included in the UEFA.com fans' Men's Team of the Year 2020.9

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, ParisSquad listParis Saint-GermainCurrent seasonUCLQNo. PlayerNat.DoBUCLAll-timeLeagueUCLUEFAAge D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers1 Keylor NavasCRC 15/12/1986 34---10-25-58-72-16 Sergio RicoESP 01/09/1993 27-----10-25-40-30 Alexandre LetellierFRA 11/12/1990 30-----------60 Mathyas RandriamamyFRA 23/04/2003 18-----------70 Yanis SaidaniFRA 20/08/2001 19-----------3 Presnel KimpembeFRA 13/08/1995 25---9-25-3113114 Thilo KehrerGER 21/09/1996 24---5-22-17-25-5 MarquinhosBRA 14/05/1994 26---8221163863820 Layvin KurzawaFRA 04/09/1992 28---5-18129332522 Abdou DialloFRA 04/05/1996 24---7-19-18-18-24 Alessandro FlorenziITA 11/03/1991 30---8-20241150225 Mitchel BakkerNED 20/06/2000 20---8-25-8-8-31 Colin DagbaFRA 09/09/1998 22---4-2116-6-32 Timothee PembeleFRA 09/09/2002 18---1-511-1-ITA 05/11/1992 28---5-20-6536538 Leandro ParedesARG 29/06/1994 26---6-20114-42211 Ángel Di MaríaARG 14/02/1988 33---8124492 22 116 2812 RafinhaBRA 12/02/1993 28---8-19-26127215 DaniloPOR 09/09/1991 29---10-19240152119 Pablo SarabiaESP 11/05/1992 28---4-25631445 1221 Ander HerreraESP 14/08/1989 31---8-27125-5623 Julian DraxlerGER 20/09/1993 27---4-21458873 1127 Idrissa GueyeSEN 26/09/1989 31---9-25222-45233 Maxen KapoFRA 19/01/2001 20-----------35 Ismael GharbiFRA 10/04/2004 17-----------38 Edouard MichutFRA 04/03/2003 18-----1-----42 Abdoulaye KamaraGUI 06/11/2004 16-----------7 Kylian MbappéFRA 20/12/1998 22---9829 25 44 27 45 279 Mauro IcardiARG 19/02/1993 28---2-1771510 NeymarBRA 05/02/1992 29---7614667 41 67 4118 Moise KeanITA 28/02/2000 21---8323 12 12312339 Kenny NageraFRA 21/02/2002 19-----1-----ARG 02/03/1972 49---4---35-57-DefendersMidfielders6 Marco Verratti4Forwards930 15Coach-Mauricio Pochettino10

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, ParisManchester City FCCurrent seasonUCLQNo. PlayerNat.DoBUCLAll-timeLeagueUCLUEFAAge D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers13 Zack SteffenUSA 02/04/1995 26---1-1-1-1-31 EdersonBRA 17/08/1993 27---9-32-46-48-33 Scott CarsonENG 03/09/1985 35-------1-15-84 Cieran SlickerENG 15/09/2002 18-----------85 James TraffordENG 10/10/2002 18-----------2 Kyle WalkerENG 28/05/1990 30---8-22134-59-3 Rúben DiasPOR 14/05/1997 23---8-29121-3425 John StonesENG 28/05/1994 26---8-2042743246 Nathan AkéNED 18/02/1995 26---2-713-5-11 Oleksandr ZinchenkoUKR 15/12/1996 24---6-16-18-18-14 Aymeric LaporteFRA 27/05/1994 26---4-14-25259322 Benjamin MendyFRA 17/07/1994 26---1-10219-29-27 João CanceloPOR 27/05/1994 26---8124129230250 Eric GarcíaESP 09/01/2001 20---3-4-5-5-95 Kwaku OdurohENG 16/10/2002 18-----------7 Raheem SterlingENG 08/12/1994 26---912798 İlkay GündoğanGER 24/10/1990 30---9325 12 61 10 71 1116 RodriESP 22/06/1996 24---9-29225-3617 Kevin De BruyneBEL 28/06/1991 29---5224547966 1520 Bernardo SilvaPOR 10/08/1994 26---10124252864921 Ferran TorresESP 29/02/2000 21---6419315619625 FernandinhoBRA 04/05/1985 35---5-18-937 137 1626 Riyad MahrezALG 21/02/1991 30---9125931731747 Phil FodenENG 28/05/2000 20---10325722622661 Felix NmechaENG 10/10/2000 20---1---1-1-69 Thomas DoyleENG 17/10/2001 19---1---1-1-80 Cole PalmerENG 06/05/2002 18---1---1-1-82 Adrian BernabeESP 26/05/2001 19-----------87 James McAteeENG 18/10/2002 18-----------9 Gabriel JesusBRA 03/04/1997 24---5224828 16 28 1610 Sergio AgüeroARG 02/06/1988 32---529176 41 106 63ESP 18/01/1971 50---10---132DefendersMidfielders59 21 72 211ForwardsCoach-Josep Guardiola-139-11

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, ParisMatch officialsRefereeFelix Brych (GER)Assistant refereesMark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER)Video Assistant RefereeMarco Fritz (GER)Fourth officialDaniel Siebert (GER)Assistant Video Assistant RefereeBastian Dankert (GER)UEFA DelegateDavid McDowell (SVN)UEFA Referee observerRoberto Rosetti (ITA)RefereeNameFelix BrychDate of birthUEFAChampionsLeaguematchesUEFA matches03/08/197577123Felix BrychReferee since: 1993First division: 2004FIFA badge: 2007Tournaments: 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA EURO 2016, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,2012 Olympic GamesFinals2017 UEFA Champions League2014 UEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this CLSF07/11/2012UCLGS13/02/2013UCL17/09/2013Home rseilleReal Madrid CF Tottenham Hotspur4-0MadridFC Oţelul Galaţi Manchester United FC0-2BucharestChelsea FC SSC Napoli4-1LondonChelsea FC FC Barcelona1-0LondonSC Braga Manchester United FC1-3BragaR16Real Madrid CF Manchester United FC1-1MadridUCLGSOlympiacos FC Paris Saint-Germain1-4Piraeus18/03/2014UCLR16Chelsea FC Galatasaray AŞ2-0London24/02/2015UCLR16Manchester City FC FC Barcelona1-2Manchester04/11/2015UCLGSOlympique Lyonnais FC Zenit0-2Lyon25/11/2015UCLGSJuventus Manchester City FC1-0Turin09/03/2016UCLR16Chelsea FC Paris Saint-Germain1-2London17/08/2016UCLPOVillarreal CF AS Monaco FC1-2VillarrealLiverpool FC PSV EindhovenACF Fiorentina Liverpool FCOlympique Lyonnais FC Girondins de BordeauxOlympique de Marseille Manchester United FC12

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FCWednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time)Match press kitParc des Princes, ParisDateCompetitionStagereachedHome AwayResultVenue02/11/2016UCLGSF.C. Copenhagen Leicester City FC0-0Copenhagen23/11/2016UCLGSArsenal FC Paris Saint-Germain2-2London01/11/2017UCLGSSSC Napoli Manchester City iverpool FC Manchester City FC3-0Liverpool24/04/2018UCLSFLiverpool FC AS 2019UCLQFFC Barcelona Manchester United FC3-0Barcelona08/05/2019UCLSFAFC Ajax Tottenham 019UCLGS0-2Villeneuve UCLQF3-1MadridSevilla FC Liverpool FCJuventus Tottenham HotspurParis Saint-Germain Real Madrid CFManchester United FC BSC Young BoysSSC Napoli Liverpool FCLOSC Lille AFC AjaxManchester City FC Real Madrid CFAFC Ajax Liverpool FCClub Atlético de Madrid Chelsea FCReal Madrid CF Liverpool FCOther matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis 10/2008UEL27/11/2008Home AwayResultVenueLiverpool FC PSV Eindhoven3-1LiverpoolGSUdinese Calcio Tottenham Hotspur2-0UdineUELGSClub Brugge AS 04/2011UCLQFReal Madrid CF Tottenham Hotspur4-0Madrid18/10/2011UCLGSFC Oţelul Galaţi Manchester United FC0-2Bucharest14/03/2012UCLR16Chelsea FC SSC Napoli4-1London18/04/2012UCLSFChelsea FC FC Barcelona1-0London16/10/2012WCQRSpain France1-1Madrid07/11/2012UCLGSSC Braga Manchester United FC1-3Braga13/02/2013UCLR16Real Madrid CF Ma

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City FC Wednesday 28 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Parc des Princes, Paris 13/09/2016 GS Paris