Man City vs. PSG predictions: Are Enzo Maresca's side the "favourites" against European champions?

By Matt Law | 14 Oct 2026 09:22, Last updated: 14 Oct 2026 09:23

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain volition fastener horns successful a standout Champions League clash astatine the Etihad Stadium connected Wednesday night.

PSG person won the European Cup successful each of the past 2 seasons and are erstwhile again among the favourites to unafraid silverware successful the contention this term.

Man City are putting their off-the-field issues speech for the clip being to absorption connected their football, and Enzo Maresca's broadside person had an fantabulous commencement to the campaign.

Two of the champion teams successful European shot volition spell to conflict connected Wednesday night.

Here, Sports Mole's writers present their verdicts for the Champions League fixture successful Manchester.

Ben Knapton, Site Coordinator - Man City

Those who thought - and hoped - Man City would crumble successful the look of adversity astatine Anfield were sorely mistaken. Instead, Enzo Maresca, the players and fans revelled successful their villain statuses, albeit with a helping manus from a highly arguable sending-off.

No magnitude of 'cheats' chants could quell the Man City juggernaut implicit the weekend, and spurred connected by a galvanised acceptable of supporters, the Premier League leaders tin adjacent beryllium considered favourites against the two-time European champions.

PSG person recovered their groove aft a dilatory commencement to the play and could person Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes backmost for this one, but their antiaircraft lapses - conscionable 1 cleanable expanse each play agelong - makes it hard to envisage Luis Enrique's men leaving the Etihad with immoderate points astatine all.

Matt Law, Football Editor - Draw

Man City were fantabulous astatine Liverpool connected Sunday, but however overmuch that effect really means is hard to find astatine this infinitesimal successful clip owed to the off-the-field issues.

The Citizens are playing superb shot aboriginal successful the run and volition beryllium assured of overcoming a PSG outfit that person had their issues this season.

The European champions person won their past 4 matches, though, and are surely susceptible of raising their show level erstwhile it is needed most.

I americium struggling to abstracted the 2 teams successful what should beryllium a thrilling match.

Oliver Thomas, Senior Reporter - Draw

Amid each the adversity, Man City produced a assured and nonrecreational show to bushed Liverpool and widen their awesome winning streak successful each competitions to 8 matches.

Enzo Maresca’s men are successful electrical signifier astatine present, and with Pep Guardiola watching connected from the stands connected Wednesday, City should provender disconnected a vastly defiant and uplifting ambiance astatine the Etihad arsenic they bid to marque different connection successful the Champions League.

However, the Citizens present look a formidable PSG outfit that has rediscovered its groove aft recovering from a sluggish commencement to the campaign, winning each of their past 4 games.

Both attack-minded teams volition propulsion relentlessly for the triumph successful what promises to beryllium an entertaining, end-to-end contest, but I tin yet spot these 2 sides cancelling each different retired and sharing the spoils connected this occasion.

Romain Lantheaume, Top Mercato Coordinator - Draw

Manchester City have, without a doubt, made a amended commencement to the play than PSG and, successful a way, spell into this lucifer with greater assurance than a PSG broadside that is inactive uncovering its feet and has yet to impressment successful Ligue 1, with a squad that is often reshuffled.

Despite each that, I stay assured successful Paris, who person the acquisition to attack this benignant of high-profile clash without panicking and who cognize however to emergence to the juncture successful matches similar this.

I’m not saying the Parisians volition enactment successful a superb performance, but I’m convinced they’ll find the resources to get done it and debar decision – oregon possibly adjacent bash amended if City aren’t having a large day. After all, the Sky Blues conceded respective chances against Liverpool earlier the lucifer turned connected its caput pursuing Gravenberch’s sending-off..."