Athletic Club vs Paris Saint-Germain preview: Champions League holders out to move within touching distance of knockout place | OneFootball

Round six of the 2025-26 Champions League group-stage matches will see Paris Saint-Germain head to San Mames to face off against Athletic Club on Wednesday.

In their last continental outing, the hosts drew 0-0 with Slavia Prague, while their visitors triumphed 5-3 over Tottenham.

Off the back of a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Monaco seven days prior, PSG returned to winning ways in grand style following a 5-0 demolition of Stade Rennais.

That was a fourth win in five outings for Luis Enrique’s men since November’s 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich, which remains their only UCL defeat this term.

Sitting second in the league phase with 12 points, three shy of leaders Arsenal, Les Parisiens are on the verge of confirming at least a place in the playoffs.

However, a top-eight finish remains the target to secure automatic qualification for the knockout stages.

PSG’s trip to Bilbao will see the sides go head-to-head for the third time after they claimed one win apiece in the 2011 Europa League group stages.

After defeating Barcelona 2-1 back in October, Wednesday’s visitors have already gotten the better of Spanish opposition this term and will be confident of another positive result here

For Bilbao, returning to Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 2015 has not gone as planned for the Basque outfit.

Ernesto Valverde’s men have managed just four points from five matches and are currently two points outside the playoff places.

A defeat in their upcoming encounter could all but spell the end of their Champions League journey.

Three days after a 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid, Los Leones did manage to return to winning ways by beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Saturday, and this should give them a huge confidence boost ahead of Wednesday’s clash

With clean sheets in two of their last three home matches, keeping things tight at the back is imperative for the hosts if they are to boost their chances of upsetting the odds.