Paris just went to the Etihad and made Manchester City look like the visitors. Now the PSG schedule serves up Strasbourg on Saturday, then Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 3:00 PM ET on Paramount+.
Here’s the quick context. The defending champions beat Manchester City 4-2 on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s match page. If you were searching for tonight’s kickoff, that game is already over. (Sorry. It was a good one.)
PSG schedule: the next four matches
Here is what the club’s fixture list shows:
- Sat., Oct. 17: Strasbourg vs. PSG, Ligue 1 Matchweek 7, Stade de la Meinau. Kickoff is 17:15 in Paris, which is 11:15 AM ET.
- Tue., Oct. 20: PSG vs. Barcelona, Champions League Matchweek 3, Parc des Princes. Kickoff is 21:00 in Paris, or 3:00 PM ET, and ESPN lists the US broadcast on Paramount+.
- Sun., Oct. 25: PSG vs. Lyon, Ligue 1 Matchweek 8, Parc des Princes.
- Fri., Oct. 30: Le Havre vs. PSG, Ligue 1 Matchweek 9, Stade CMA CGM Océane.
A heads-up on those last two. The club’s site lists 19:45 for Lyon and 18:00 for Le Havre, and the times appear to be in UTC. Paris kickoffs are an hour later than that, so check the league listing closer to the date before you set an alarm.
Why the Barcelona game matters
It’s the next real test on the PSG schedule, and it comes right on the heels of the City win. Paris sits at 2-0-0 in the league phase with six points, per ESPN. Barcelona is a very different kind of opponent than Strasbourg, and the Parc des Princes will be loud.
The City match was not close early. Désiré Doué scored in the 13th minute, Ousmane Dembélé in the 15th and Vitinha in the 32nd, and PSG led 3-0 at the break. Maghnes Akliouche added a fourth just after the hour.
Erling Haaland then pulled two back for City, at 53′ and 75′, which made the final score look kinder than the match felt.
The other numbers worth knowing: PSG opened the league phase with a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava on Sept. 9, and they beat Le Mans 3-1 at home in Ligue 1 on Oct. 10. Domestically, though, it hasn’t been as smooth. Paris drew at Rennes and Lille, both 2-2, and lost 2-1 at home to Monaco on Sept. 4, according to PSG70’s schedule roundup.
Meanwhile, the league has its own drama off the pitch. For a look at that, see what the La Liga suspension means for Rayo and Athletic.
Here’s the thing for US fans
These PSG matches are daytime games for us. Saturday’s match is a late-morning kickoff, and the Barcelona game lands in the middle of a Tuesday workday. So yes, you might be “checking a score” in a meeting.
One more wrinkle. Europe’s clocks go back on Oct. 25, so for part of that week the gap between Paris and Eastern time is an hour shorter than usual. Double-check the conversion for the Lyon and Le Havre games, or enjoy showing up an hour off.
Further out, ESPN’s Champions League schedule lists Como away on Wed., Jan. 20, and Galatasaray at home on Wed., Jan. 27. Dates can move for TV reasons, so treat anything far ahead as subject to change. If you want more weekend viewing to fill the gaps, our college football Week 6 picks have you covered.
For now, the Paris Saint-Germain schedule says one thing: circle Tuesday.
After a night like the one at the Etihad, will Barcelona walk into Paris looking to spoil the mood? We’ll find out at 3:00 PM ET.
