Manchester United - Paris Saint-Germain live - Football

Manchester United take on Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 16:00 BST at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg - a pre-season showpiece pitting two of Europe's biggest clubs against each other before a ball is kicked competitively. United arrive having won 4 of their last 5 matches across all competitions, including a commanding 5-0 thrashing of Rosenborg, while PSG come as back-to-back Champions League holders after retaining the trophy on penalties against Arsenal in Budapest. In five all-time head-to-head meetings, PSG hold the edge with 3 wins to United's 2.

Match Info: Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain

The match takes place on Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 16:00 BST at the historic Gamla Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of both clubs' pre-season preparations for the 2026/27 campaign.

Where to Watch Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain?

In England, the match is broadcast live on MUTV - the club's dedicated television channel. For those outside a cable or satellite subscription, MUTV Online streams the game worldwide and is available to subscribers globally, making it the primary option for United supporters regardless of location.

Across the United States, viewers have two options: CBS Sports Network on television and Fubo TV for online streaming. In France, the clash between the two clubs can be watched on beIN Sports 1 on TV, or via beIN SPORTS CONNECT F.R. and myCanal online. Fans in Andorra and Monaco are also covered by beIN Sports 1, while New Zealand has beIN SPORTS 1 New Zealand on TV.

Further afield, Australia has beIN Sports Connect Australia for streaming, India can follow via FanCode, Indonesia through beIN Sports Connect Indonesia, and Thailand on AIS Play. Scandinavian fans in Norway can watch on VG+, and those in Sweden - the host country - on Sport Bladet Play.

Match between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain - Preview

Two of European football's most storied clubs meet in Gothenburg in a pre-season encounter that carries genuine intrigue - United under a new permanent manager, PSG arriving as the continent's dominant force after back-to-back Champions League crowns.

For Manchester United, this friendly represents a crucial staging post in Michael Carrick's first pre-season as permanent head coach. Having revitalized the club from within since stepping in on a temporary basis, Carrick's Red Devils closed the 2025/26 Premier League campaign in strong form, defeating Brighton 3-0 away and edging Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Old Trafford. The pre-season itself has seen a 0-1 defeat to Wrexham balanced by a dominant 5-0 win over Rosenborg and a comeback 2-1 victory over Atlético Madrid. World Cup returnees Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui have since rejoined the squad, giving Carrick a fuller picture of his options.

PSG, meanwhile, could not be arriving in better shape on paper. Luis Enrique's side defended their Champions League crown in dramatic fashion - a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in Budapest settled by a penalty shootout - and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the tournament's best player award winner with 10 goals and 6 assists in 16 UCL appearances, will be the man United's defence watches most closely. A meeting of ambition against achievement, Gothenburg offers both sides a compelling test before the season begins in earnest.

Head-to-Head: Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain

Five meetings across competitive football and pre-season friendlies since 2015, and PSG have emerged victorious in 3 of them - yet their clashes in the Champions League produced some of the most dramatic moments of the modern era, including United's famous comeback in Paris in 2019 that turned a 0-2 first-leg deficit into a 3-1 aggregate triumph.

Here is the full record of all head-to-head meetings between the two clubs:

• 2 December 2020 - UEFA Champions League - Manchester United 1:3 Paris Saint-Germain
• 20 October 2020 - UEFA Champions League - Paris Saint-Germain 1:2 Manchester United
• 6 March 2019 - UEFA Champions League - Paris Saint-Germain 1:3 Manchester United
• 12 February 2019 - UEFA Champions League - Manchester United 0:2 Paris Saint-Germain
• 29 July 2015 - International Champions Cup - Manchester United 0:2 Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester United - Recent Form

United head into this match having won 4 of their last 5 fixtures across all competitions, with sharp attacking displays in both pre-season and the closing weeks of last season's Premier League campaign.

The summer tour told a story of developing momentum: a surprising 0-1 defeat to Wrexham in the opener gave way to a commanding 5-0 win over Rosenborg and then a determined 2-1 victory over Atlético Madrid. The quality of the opposition - and the manner of the comeback win over the Spanish giants - will have given Carrick encouragement that his side is heading in the right direction. Before the tour, United signed off their Premier League season with back-to-back wins: a 3-0 away victory at Brighton and a 3-2 home win over Nottingham Forest, both reflecting an upward trajectory under new management.

The return of World Cup participants midway through pre-season added depth, and how Carrick integrates the returning internationals into a group that had already been working together for weeks will be one of the interesting subplots when Manchester United face PSG in Sweden.

Paris Saint-Germain - Recent Form

Paris Saint-Germain arrive in Gothenburg as the reigning back-to-back Champions League holders - the first club to retain the trophy since Real Madrid's three-in-a-row between 2016 and 2018.

In the closing weeks of the 2025/26 season, PSG's results were a mixture of the routine and the historic. In Ligue 1, they won 2-0 at Lens and 1-0 at home against Stade Brestois 29, though a 1-2 defeat to Paris FC in the city derby showed that domestic focus occasionally wavered during the Champions League run-in. Their European campaign culminated in a 1-1 semi-final draw at Bayern Munich before the Budapest final and penalty shootout win over Arsenal. Kvaratskhelia - with 10 Champions League goals in 2025/26 - was the central figure throughout, scoring in the final and being named the competition's best player.

Facts and Statistics

Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain have met just five times since their first encounter in 2015, yet these clashes have already produced some of the most memorable moments in recent Champions League history. The rivalry between English football's most decorated club and the French game's financial powerhouse is still young - but already rich in drama and talking points.

• 19 goals have been scored across the 5 all-time meetings between the two clubs - an average of 3.8 per game.
• PSG have won 3 of the 5 head-to-head encounters; Manchester United have won 2.
• United's 3-1 win in Paris on 6 March 2019, completed by a Marcus Rashford injury-time penalty after losing the first leg 0-2, is widely regarded as one of the Champions League's greatest-ever comebacks.
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia finished the 2025/26 Champions League with 10 goals and 6 assists in 16 appearances, winning the tournament's best player award.
• Michael Carrick was part of the United coaching staff under Ole Gunnar Solskjær for both Champions League meetings with PSG in 2019 and 2020.