PSG vs. Newcastle live score: Champions League result, updates, stats from league phase finale

5 days agoLast Updated: 28 January، 2026

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Arguably the most impactful match of the final league-phase day will see Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United go head-to-head for a top-eight spot in the Champions League standings on Wednesday.

Defending champions PSG sit sixth in the table, the highest-positioned of the nine teams level on 13 points thanks to their +10 goal differential and 20 goals scored through the first seven matches.

Newcastle sit just one place behind them in seventh, level on both points and goal differential but with four fewer goals scored than their French hosts.

A potential winner of this match will secure a top-eight spot and, with it, a coveted bye to the Round of 16. A loser, meanwhile, will almost surely be left to navigate a knockout playoff, and a draw puts both teams in significant peril of being jumped by one of the many teams below waiting to pounce.

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PSG vs. Newcastle score

	Score (Pregame)	Goal scorers
PSG	–	–
Newcastle	–	–

Location: Parc des Princes (Paris, France)
Referee: Slavko Vincic (SVN)

Starting lineups (predicted):

PSG (4-3-3, right to left): Chevalier (GK) — Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes — Zaire-Emery, Neves, Vitinha — Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Newcastle (4-3-3, right to left): Pope (GK) — Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall — Miley, Tonali, Ramsey — Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

PSG vs. Newcastle live updates, highlights from Champions League match

2 hours to kickoff: Welcome to coverage of the Champions League matchup between PSG anbd Newcastle from The Sporting News!

This match is the only meeting between top eight contenders on the final matchday of the league phase. With a whopping nine teams level on 13 points and all seeking a bye through to the Round of 16, there will be no room for error, and likely only one of these teams can finish the day with passage beyond the knockout playoff round.

MORE: A wider breakdown of all scenarios, permutations, and predictions for the final matchday of the league phase

PSG vs. Newcastle kick off time

This Champions League match kicks off from Parc des Princes on Wednesday, January 28 at 9 p.m. local time in Paris, France. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:

	Date	Kickoff time
USA/Canada	Wed, Jan. 28	3 p.m. ET
USA/Canada	Wed, Jan. 28	12 p.m. PT
UK	Wed, Jan. 28	8 p.m. GMT
Australia	Thu, Jan. 29	7 a.m. AEDT
India	Thu, Jan. 29	1:30 a.m. IST

PSG vs. Newcastle lineups, team news

The only injury concern for PSG is to midfielder Fabian Ruiz who picked up a knee injury in the club’s last Champions League match against Sporting, and is likely to miss out today.

Ousmane Dembele, who has missed time through the first half of the season with a hamstring injury, is back now and ready to continue leading the front line, having come off the bench on the weekend to deliver an assist on Bradley Barcola‘s winning goal.

PSG projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Chevalier (GK) — Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes — Zaire-Emery, Neves, Vitinha — Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

PSG subs: (Lineups released approx. one hour prior to kickoff)

Newcastle have been hit hard in key areas by injuries in recent weeks, which is nothing new for Eddie Howe during his time at the club.

The defensive line has been under pressure for a while due to fitness issues, with Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, and Fabian Schar all out for a while. Dan Burn is back from his broken rib, but likely not yet ready to start after being an unused substitute on the weekend.

New to the trainer’s room are a pair of key midfielders, with Joelinton out for another few weeks due to a thigh injury while Bruno Guimaraes is a doubt after missing the defeat to Aston Villa last time out with a leg issue.

Newcastle projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Pope (GK) — Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall — Miley, Tonali, Ramsey — Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

Newcastle subs: (Lineups released approx. one hour prior to kickoff)