The eighth instalment of ‘El Cashico’, as the petrodollar derby between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City could be dubbed, was never designed to be so fraught with jeopardy.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in one of the most critical league phase games. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both staring down the barrel at potential continental elimination after poor runs of form this European season.

PSG vs Man City is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday, 22 January at the Parc des Princes. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage on the channel from 7pm. Subscribers can also stream via discovery+.

Manchester City's biggest challenge of the new year so far comes against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. After suffering nine defeats to close out 2024, Manchester City are slowly finding their way back to form.

The UEFA Champions League returns from its winter break this week, earlier than usual ahead of a consequential round of fixtures to close out the competition's first edition of the league phase. Several continental heavyweights will take part in must-win games on Matchday 7 after struggling over the course of the season,

Here we sit, with just two games remaining to decide the Champions League fates of giants PSG and Man City, with both clubs on the precipice of a humiliating exit.

Man City face one of their toughest group stage matches on paper with a trip to Paris to face a PSG side who have just as underwhelming in the group stage

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will meet at Parc des Princes in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday for what could be considered as the most important of their meetings at this level to date.

The Champions League is back after a long break and the juiciest matchup on the Week 7 slate features two European giants. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, who started the Champions League season with trophy aspirations, are on the brink of getting eliminated in the league stage.

Neither Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain would have predicted being in this situation, but it’s their reality now and they cannot afford to drop any more points.