Paris received Barcelona in dark-grey suits and burgundy ties on the eve of a Champions League night that carries more weight than an ordinary early-season fixture. Hansi Flick’s side have arrived in the French capital for Tuesday’s third matchday meeting with Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning two-time European champions, bringing an unbeaten start and a remarkably productive attack to the Parc des Princes.
The travelling party stepped off the plane in club-issued formal wear, with Raphinha among the first down the stairs and Lamine Yamal following with a notably focused expression. Anthony Gordon, Gabriel Jesus and Karim Adeyemi emerged in succession shortly before Barcelona’s number 10, while Gavi, Fermín, Rodri and Dani Olmo also arrived together. Pau Cubarsí and Frenkie de Jong were among those pictured smiling as the squad reached Paris.
It is a city with particular resonance for the visitors’ opponents. PSG are led by Luis Enrique, whose history with Barcelona adds another strand to a meeting already shaped by the stature of the two clubs and the demanding European setting.
A record-breaking Barcelona attack heads to Paris
Flick’s Barcelona have not been beaten this season and travel with figures that have placed their opening weeks in historic company. The Catalan club have scored 48 goals across their first 11 official matches of the 2026-27 campaign, the strongest scoring start recorded by a Spanish team.
A 5-2 victory over Real Betis took Barcelona beyond the 46-goal total posted by Sevilla after 11 games in 1940-41, a benchmark that had stood for more than eight decades. Their output has also been shared widely: 13 different players have found the net, ensuring that the burden has not rested solely on Yamal and Raphinha.
That breadth will be tested in one of Europe’s most unforgiving stadiums. Barcelona arrive with the ambition of extending an emphatic run, but PSG at the Parc des Princes offer a sharper measure of whether the fluency built during the opening stretch can be carried into the continent’s biggest evenings.
