Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in one of the most critical league phase games. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both staring down the barrel at potential continental elimination after poor runs of form this European season.

Arsenal return to UEFA Champions League action when they host Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium, looking to move a step closer to the round of 16.

The eighth instalment of ‘El Cashico’, as the petrodollar derby between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City could be dubbed, was never designed to be so fraught with jeopardy.