It is a marquee UEFA Champions League match, with reigning champion Paris Saint-Germain hosting FC Barcelona
PSG manager Luis Enrique sees his former team visit the Parc des Princes in excellent form. Barcelona is yet to even drop points in a match this season, winning every La Liga match so far and also thrashing Feyenoord and Galatasaray in their first matches.
But PSG also has enjoyed a strong start to the season, sitting atop Ligue 1 after shaking off a slow start to win its last four games and riding high off a 4-2 Champions League victory last week against fellow contender Manchester City.
Despite massive protests which gave way to incidents of riots and looting, causing parts of Paris to be put under curfew, the match is going ahead as scheduled.
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All calm in Boulogne-Billancourt
01:39 PM ET, October 20 2026, Jon ArnoldFrench authorities opted not to modify the typical security operation despite some concern locally. For now, the reports from the ground in Paris is that things look like a normal matchday at the Parc des Princes with around 90 minutes to go until kickoff.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: PSG vs. FC Barcelona: LIVE updates, starting lineups & more from UEFA Champions League showdown
