The second round of the UEFA Champions League is here, with Barcelona taking on the reigning European champions, PSG, in one of the most intense battles on Wednesday.
After a heartbreaking exit from the semi-finals last season after losing to Inter, the Blaugrana continued their 2025/26 UEFA Champions League on the same dominant note. Hansi Flick's men registered an impressive 2-1 away victory against Newcastle United in their Champions League opener, courtesy ofRashford's brace.
On the flip side, PSG started their title defense with a 4-0 win over Atalanta BC in the first round of the UEFA Champions League. Enrique's side has lost just one game this season across all the competitions and is currently placed atop the Ligue 1 leaderboard.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including our match prediction, how to watch it, kickoff times, and the latest lineup news.
Barcelona vs. PSG live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Champions League match in the UK:
TV channel: TNT Sports 4
Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
This game is available for live TV broadcast on TNT Sports 4 in the UK.
TNT Sports is available on discovery+, but unlike many other broadcasters, it isn’t tied down to just one streaming platform. Instead, users can access TNT through several providers, including Amazon Prime Video, where existing customers can purchase the discovery+ add-on.
What time does Barcelona vs. PSG kick off?
This Champions League clash takes place at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain and kicks off on Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 p.m. local time (CEST), which translates to 8:00 p.m. BST in the UK.
Barcelona vs. PSG lineups, team news
Lamine Yamal played a late cameo off the bench in Barcelona's 2-1 weekend La Liga win over Real Sociedad and the 18-year-old will start.
Raphinha is out until after the international break with a muscle issue and Wojciech Szczesny will continue as cover for the injured Joan Garcia.
Marcus Rashford scored his first Barcelona goals in their opening UCL win at Newcastle United earlier this month and the England international will be paired with Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski in the hosts attack.
Barcelona predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Szczesny (GK) — Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin — Pedri, De Jong — Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Rashford — Lewandowski.
Injured: Raphinha (muscle), Gavi (knee), Lopez (groin), Balde (hamstring), Ter Stegen (back).
Suspended: None
Dembele is not the only key player missing through injury for the visitors with three stars being added to Luis Enrique's absentee list before the flight to Barcelona.
Desire Doue and Joao Neves are both out until at least mid-October alongside captain Marquinhos.
Late checks will be made on Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with the latter two viewed as more of a concern due to muscular issues.
PSG predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Chevalier (GK) — Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Beraldo, Hernandez — Ruiz, Mayulu — Lee, Barcola, Mendes — Ramos.
Injured: Dembele (hamstring), Doue (calf), Marquinhos (muscle), Neves (hamstring) Vitinha (muscle, doubtful), Ruiz (muscle, doubtful), Kvaratskhelia (muscle, doubtful).
Suspended: None
Champions League fixture schedule this week
Wednesday, October 1
- Qarabag vs. FC Copenhagen (5:45 p.m. BST)
- Union SG vs. Newcastle United (5:45 p.m. BST)
- Arsenal vs. Olympiacos (8 p.m. BST)
- AS Monaco vs. Manchester City (8 p.m. BST)
- Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain (8 p.m. BST)
- Bayer Leverkusen vs. PSV Eindhoven (8 p.m. BST)
- Borussia Dortmund vs. Athletic Club (8 p.m. BST)
- Napoli vs. Sporting (8 p.m. BST)
- Villarreal vs. Juventus (8 p.m. BST)
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