Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain in a UEFA Champions League blockbuster at Allianz Arena on Tuesday with both sides needing to win. The German giants are in 17th on six points and the French powerhouse sits 25th with only four points from as many games in what has been an unexpected start for both.

Two of Europe’s biggest clubs lock horns tonight in a huge Champions League showdown in Germany. The Allianz Arena hosts a repeat of the 2019/20 final as Bayern Munich take on Paris Saint-Germain, with both sides in need of a victory to boost their hopes of automatic qualification for the last 16.

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 how the two clubs, which share as many similarities as differences, have changed.