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PSG Hosts Bayern in Champions League Semi-Final

4/28/2026

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PSG Host Bayern

PSG will host Bayern Munich at Parc des Princes on Tuesday, April 28, for the Champions League semi-final.
PSG entered the match after a 3-0 victory over Angers that extended Ligue 1 lead to six points.
Bayern arrived after a 6-4 aggregate win over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Vincent Kompany will miss the first leg after receiving a third yellow card.
Bayern will be without Sven Ulreich, Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry.

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History

Historical Context

Since its 1955 inception, the UEFA Champions League has grown from a champions-only contest to include multiple teams per league after reforms in 1997 and 1999, expanding to 71 entrants by the 1999-2000 season. Bayern Munich, one of six clubs holding the multiple-winner badge, now faces PSG in a semi-final, seeking to erase the lingering sting of past defeats.

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PSG Host Bayern

PSG will host Bayern Munich at Parc des Princes on Tuesday, April 28, for the Champions League semi-final.
PSG entered the match after a 3-0 victory over Angers that extended Ligue 1 lead to six points.
Bayern arrived after a 6-4 aggregate win over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Vincent Kompany will miss the first leg after receiving a third yellow card.
Bayern will be without Sven Ulreich, Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry.

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