Exciting facts you shouldn't miss before the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid match
Paris Saint-Germain will face Atletico Madrid in the first round of the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States on Sunday evening. The two teams have only played one official match, in the fourth round of the Champions League on November 6, with Atletico winning in the dying minutes (1-2) at the Parc des Princes. Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid have met in two friendly matches: the first on August 2, 2009, at Arsenal's stadium in London (a 1-1 draw), and the second on July 30, 2018, in Singapore during the International Champions Cup (PSG won 3-2). Los Rojiblancos have become the tenth Spanish opponent that the French capital club will face at the start of the 2024-25 season, after Barcelona, Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Racing Santander, Real Sociedad, and Girona. This is a record for the Rouge et Bleu club, ahead of Germany, England, and Italy (seven opponents). Paris will be participating in its twelfth official competition since the club's founding in 1970, after the French League 1 Championship, the French League 2 Championship (formerly the National Championship), the French League 3 Championship, the French Cup, the League Cup, the Champions League, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), the Intertoto Cup, and the European Super Cup. The Parisian team has played 42 competitive matches in its history against Spanish clubs, including Barcelona (15), Real Madrid (12), La Coruña (4), Sevilla (2), Athletic Bilbao (2), Valencia (2), Real Sociedad (2), Racing Santander (1), Girona (1), and Atletico Madrid (1). During these matches, the team achieved 18 wins, 9 draws, and 15 losses.
