Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night and kept control of the Champions League table after three matchdays. PSG and Liverpool are both on nine points, so the lead at the top is shared in all but name. Stuttgart sit third with seven points.
The table after three matchdays
PSG's win was the headline result, but the standing is what stands out. They remain first on nine points, while Liverpool are right there with them after the same number of games. That leaves little room for error in the next round of fixtures, even if PSG have the edge on goal difference and the table still lists them in pole position.
Barcelona are not out of the conversation either. Their defeat in Paris leaves them on six points, which still keeps them in the upper half of the standings.
The postponement talk did not move the fixture
The wider unrest in France briefly fed talk about the match being in doubt, but Laurent Nuñez said the postponement question did not arise for Tuesday evening's game between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona. The fixture stayed on the schedule, and PSG handled it with a result that matters for the standings as much as for the night itself.
Liverpool's total keeps the race alive at the top, and Stuttgart's seven points mean the table is already crowded behind the front two. PSG have the lead for now, but they do not have daylight, and the next set of Champions League matches will test whether that changes.
Written by Sam Whitfield with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
