PSG vs Real Madrid Stats: H2H, Wins, Goals & History

Football fans love a genuine rivalry, and few European matchups carry the weight of Paris Saint-Germain versus Real Madrid. The clubs have produced drama across three decades and multiple competitions, with the latest chapter writing itself in July 2025 when PSG crushed Los Merengues 4-0 in a Club World Cup semifinal that few saw coming. What does the full record actually show?

Total Matches: 13 ·
PSG Wins: 5 ·
Real Madrid Wins: 5 ·
Draws: 3 ·
Latest Result: PSG 4-0 Real Madrid (Club World Cup SF, July 9, 2025)

How many times has Real Madrid lost to PSG?

Real Madrid has lost to PSG five times across all competitive meetings spanning more than three decades. That figure comes from Sporting News, which tracks matches in the UEFA Cup, Cup Winners’ Cup, and Champions League since 1993. The two clubs first crossed paths in European competition, and their head-to-head record has remained remarkably tight ever since.

Champions League losses

In UEFA Champions League play specifically, Real Madrid holds a 4-2 advantage over PSG across eight group and knockout encounters (UEFA official head-to-head record). Madrid’s most decisive UCL victory came in the 2017/18 Round of 16, when a 5-2 aggregate win—featuring a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick—knocked PSG out. The clubs met again in the 2021/22 Last 16, with Madrid advancing 3-2 on aggregate after winning the second leg 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on March 9, 2022.

Club World Cup elimination

PSG’s most recent win over Real Madrid came in a completely different context: the FIFA Club World Cup semifinal on July 9, 2025. Playing at a neutral venue in New Jersey, PSG dismantled Madrid 4-0, booking their place in the club’s sixth major international final (PSG official report). The result marked Madrid’s heaviest defeat in any official competition in years, and it reshaped perceptions of the French club’s ceiling on the world stage.

The pattern that emerges: Real Madrid tends to get the better of PSG when Champions League knockout advancement is on the line, but PSG has now proven capable of matching—and exceeding—Madrid in one-off neutral-venue showdowns.

Who has scored for PSG vs Real Madrid?

Several players have left their mark on this fixture over the years, with Angel Di María and Kylian Mbappé among the most prolific contributors in PSG colors against Los Merengues.

Top PSG scorers

Angel Di María was instrumental in PSG’s 3-0 Champions League group win over Real Madrid on September 18, 2019, scoring twice at the Parc des Princes (Sports Mole match report). The Argentine international’s pace and finishing gave Madrid’s defense genuine problems that evening. Kylian Mbappé, now playing for Real Madrid after his 2024 transfer, accumulated 42 Champions League goals across his PSG career—but notably, his scoring record against Madrid while at PSG was more modest, reflecting how often Madrid controlled the tie outcomes in that era.

In the 2025 Club World Cup semifinal, goals came from multiple PSG attackers as the French side poured in four past Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The official PSG match report confirmed the club had scored in five of six Club World Cup matches in that campaign, second only to Chelsea’s perfect six-for-six record.

Real Madrid goal contributors

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the most iconic scorer in this fixture’s history. His hat-trick in the 2018 Champions League Round of 16 first leg at the Bernabéu effectively decided the tie before PSG could respond in Paris. Ronaldo finished his Real Madrid career as the all-time leading scorer in Champions League history with 105 goals—58 more than Mbappé’s current tally (UEFA statistics).

Karim Benzema also contributed in the 2021/22 ties, while Luka Modrić and others helped Madrid control midfield exchanges in tighter UCL encounters. The diversity of Madrid’s scorers reflects their depth: when one attacker was contained, another stepped up in knockout rounds.

How did Real Madrid lose to PSG?

Real Madrid has lost to PSG through two distinct mechanisms: tactical breakdowns in Champions League group stages and, more surprisingly, a complete collapse in a neutral-venue semifinal when the stakes could not have been higher.

2025 Club World Cup semi-final

On July 9, 2025, PSG dismantled Real Madrid 4-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinal at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The result was not close. PSG’s press suffocated Madrid’s build-up play, and their transitions were clinical. The club’s official report called it “the biggest victory margin by a French club against Real Madrid in history” and noted that PSG became the first non-Spanish club to beat Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and Real Madrid by four or more goals in the same season cycle (PSG.fr).

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma recorded his seventh clean sheet in eight matches, a run that continued through the Club World Cup campaign. The Parisians reached their 48th win of the season across all competitions.

Past Champions League defeats

Historically, PSG’s UCL wins over Madrid came in group stages rather than knockout rounds. Their 3-0 win in September 2019 and 1-0 win in February 2022 came in contexts where PSG was still building toward their eventual Champions League final appearance. Madrid, meanwhile, won the tie outcomes that truly mattered: advancing in 2018 and 2022 when elimination loomed.

The implication: PSG always had the talent to beat Madrid in individual matches, but Madrid historically won the mental battle in high-pressure UCL scenarios. The 2025 Club World Cup result suggests that dynamic may be shifting.

What team has a 100% win rate against Real Madrid?

A handful of clubs have faced Real Madrid multiple times without ever losing—though most of these records come from small sample sizes or isolated eras. The concept of a “100% win rate” against Madrid is more common in regional football than among elite European clubs.

Teams with perfect records

Clubs like Aberdeen and Boca Juniors have faced Real Madrid in finals without ever losing to them, but those records span very few matches. The statistical reality is that no club with a meaningful sample size against Madrid across competitions has maintained a 100% win rate long-term. Real Madrid’s 15 Champions League titles and five Club World Cup titles reflect deep resilience across eras.

PSG’s record context

PSG’s record against Madrid is not perfect—they have lost five times and drawn three times across 13 competitive meetings. However, in their most recent encounter, PSG achieved what no French club had ever done: a four-goal victory margin over Los Merengues. That record, documented on PSG’s official site, sits alongside their sixth major international final as evidence that PSG’s ceiling against elite opposition is higher than ever before.

The trade-off: PSG remains winless in Champions League finals, while Real Madrid has won the competition 15 times. In the grandest stage of club football, Madrid’s record stands alone.

Can Mbappé break a CR7 record?

Kylian Mbappé joined Real Madrid in 2024, the club where Cristiano Ronaldo built his legacy as the Champions League’s greatest scorer. The question now is whether Mbappé—currently with 42 UCL goals—can close the gap on Ronaldo’s 105.

Ronaldo’s Champions League marks

Ronaldo’s 105 Champions League goals represent more than a statistic—they mark a standard of sustained excellence across multiple seasons at the highest level of European competition. He scored at least one goal in elimination rounds consistently, delivering in knockout games when it mattered most. UEFA’s official records hold Ronaldo as the all-time leader (UEFA statistics).

Mbappé’s trajectory vs Real Madrid

Mbappé scored 42 UCL goals across his PSG career, a tally built primarily in group stages where his pace and finishing were devastating. The gap to Ronaldo stands at 63 goals—a difference equivalent to roughly four full UCL seasons of high scoring rates. During his time at PSG, Mbappé never faced Madrid in a winning elimination tie. Now, playing for Real Madrid, he has the platform to add to his tally against the very best defenses in Europe.

Complete head-to-head comparison

Thirteen competitive matches across three decades, two clubs at different stages of their European ambitions. Here is the side-by-side breakdown across major categories.

The data shows a genuinely balanced rivalry overall, but with Real Madrid holding a clear structural edge in Champions League knockout contexts. PSG’s neutral-venue dominance (the 4-0 Club World Cup result) adds a new dimension that complicates Madrid’s historical advantage in competitive encounters.

PSG vs Real Madrid timeline

From a UEFA Cup meeting in 1993 to a Club World Cup semifinal in 2025, here is how the rivalry has evolved.

• March 18, 1993 — PSG 4-1 Real Madrid (UEFA Cup second leg)
• March 3, 1994 — Real Madrid 1-0 PSG (Cup Winners’ Cup)
• October 21, 2015 — PSG 0-0 Real Madrid (UCL group stage)
• November 3, 2015 — Real Madrid 1-0 PSG (UCL)
• February 14, 2018 — Real Madrid 3-1 PSG (UCL R16 first leg)
• September 18, 2019 — PSG 3-0 Real Madrid (UCL)
• November 26, 2019 — Real Madrid 2-2 PSG (UCL)
• February 15, 2022 — PSG 1-0 Real Madrid (UCL)
• March 9, 2022 — Real Madrid 3-1 PSG (UCL Round of 16)
• July 9, 2025 — PSG 4-0 Real Madrid (FIFA Club World Cup semifinal)

The timeline shows Real Madrid’s early European successes, followed by UCL parity in the 2010s and 2020s, capped by PSG’s historic 4-0 demolition in 2025. The competitions have shifted—from UEFA Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup to Champions League and Club World Cup—but both clubs have remained at the top of European football throughout.

What the experts say

With this historic victory over Real, Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 6th final in a major international competition in their history.

— PSG Official Club Statement

The irony of fate is that Mbappé went to Real Madrid to win the Champions League and in the meantime PSG became the strongest team in the world.

— Football Broadcaster (YouTube reaction)

These two quotes capture the rivalry’s paradox. PSG, long criticized for Champions League underachievement despite lavish spending, finally reached a major international final—but Mbappé, the face of their project, was no longer there to enjoy it. Now at Madrid, his quest for Champions League glory plays out at the club with 15 titles in that competition. Whether Mbappé tips the head-to-head balance further in Madrid’s favor—or PSG’s next generation responds—will define this rivalry for the next chapter.

Bottom line

PSG versus Real Madrid is one of European football’s most genuinely competitive head-to-head records: five wins each across 13 meetings, split across UCL knockouts, group stages, and now the global stage of the Club World Cup. Real Madrid holds the edge when Champions League survival is on the line, but PSG’s 4-0 demolition in the 2025 Club World Cup semifinal announced that the French club can compete with—and beat—any team on the planet in a single match. For Champions League obsessives: Madrid remains the safer pick in knockout draws given their experience and 15-title record. For those tracking the global game: PSG’s trajectory, particularly their defensive solidity and attacking depth, suggests the head-to-head record could tilt in their favor if these clubs meet again in high-stakes neutral-venue encounters.

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