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PSG's 15 shots on target are Barcelona's most faced in a competitive match in a decade

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In Matchday 3 of the Champions League league phase, Barcelona lost 2-4 away to Paris Saint-Germain. In the match, Paris Saint-Germain recorded 15 shots on target, while Barcelona had 5, giving the two sides a 10-shot difference in this statistic.

According to post-match statistics, the 15 shots on target were Barcelona’s highest total conceded in a single competitive match over the past decade, across all official competitions. The figure even surpassed the tally in Barcelona’s 2–8 defeat to Bayern Munich. In the 2020 Champions League quarter-final, Bayern registered 26 shots in total, with 13 on target. Paris Saint-Germain had two more shots on target in this match than Bayern did on that occasion.