Four years ago, in 2020, Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final. Tonight, they meet for the third time since. Those four years — an Olympic cycle, a World Cup cycle — is a period of time that lends itself to assessing ...

PSG have in fact failed to score at all in the last four Champions League games against Bayern. It’s their longest scoring drought ever against an opponent in the competition. The champions of France have fired off 40 shots on goal in those four matches, with 14 being on target, but not a single one breached the Bayern defences.

Bayern Munich will need to play a perfect game against holders Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday if they are to have any chance of protecting their record-breaking start to the season,