Monaco and Paris SG have never previously met in European competition, with Monaco losing their only prior major European tie against a fellow French side: lost 3-2 on aggregate to Marseille in the 1998-99 UEFA Cup round of 16.

Paris SG won both of their previous two games with French opposition in major European competition, beating Brest 10-0 on aggregate during the play-off round of last season’s UEFA Champions League (3-0 away, 7-0 at home).