Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain head into the Semi-finals of UEFA champions League showdown with identical goal tallies, 38 each, making them the joint top scorers in this season’s Champions League.
But dig a little deeper and the numbers tell a very different story.
PSG got to that figure by playing two extra games in the play-off round before the main competition even got going.
Bayern? They did it in far fewer outings. That means the Germans are averaging a whopping 3.17 goals per game, a figure that puts them among the most clinical sides this competition has ever seen.
Only two teams in Champions League history have ever scored at a better rate in a single season.
The first is Bayern themselves, who ripped apart opposition at a jaw-dropping 3.91 goals per game during their treble-winning 2019/20 campaign.
The second is PSG, yes, the very same side they face now who hit 3.38 per game back in 2017/18. That makes this clash a meeting of two of the most prolific attacking teams this tournament has ever produced.
Key Facts
This will be the 9th time in 9 seasons these two clubs have been drawn against each other in the Champions League, an almost unbelievable run of meetings between Europe’s elite.
The only fixture that has come up more often in that same stretch is Real Madrid vs Manchester City, who have faced each other 13 times.
Bayern have beaten PSG in each of their last five Champions League meetings, a run that no other club in Europe has managed against the French side.
More broadly, Bayern have won 14 of their last 16 European games against teams from France’s top flight, a remarkable record that underlines just how much they dominate Ligue 1 opposition on the big stage.
All-Time Head-to-Head Record
Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
9 Bayern Munich Total Wins
7 Paris Saint-Germain Total Wins
21 Bayern Munich Goals Scored
18 Paris Saint-Germain Goals Scored
The head-to-head record shows how close this rivalry is, but also who has the slight edge.
Bayern have the edge in wins and in goals, but PSG have never been a pushover, and the three-goal gap over the full head-to-head shows how fine the margins have been throughout.