Paris Saint-Germain (22nd) take on Stuttgart (24th) at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (kick-off 9pm, broadcast on Canal+) as part of Matchday 8 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase. And, as before every match,

Stuttgart are level with the French champions on ten points through seven games, with back-to-back victories over Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava seeing them climb into the top 24. Sebastian Hoeness' side have started 2025 in excellent form, but they were beaten by Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

The Fuggerstädter will now return to the WWK Arena, where they have lost their last two matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart without troubling the scorers. They may be able to take confidence from the fact they recorded a 1-0 victory in their only previous Bundesliga home meeting with Heidenheim in March 2024.

Die Schwaben have also won three of their previous four home league games, ensuring they will head into Saturday’s fixture in a confident mood. Stuttgart enjoyed a successful outing in their most recent home meeting with Freiburg in September 2023,

Olympusbet One of the standout fixtures of Champions League matchday eight sees Stuttgart host Paris Saint-Germain at the MHPArena, with both teams vying for a playoff spot. Due to UEFA’s scheduling of all 18 games simultaneously on Wednesday,

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

AugsburgAugsburg will head into the weekend in a positive mood after enjoying a couple of successful away trips. The Fuggerstädter recorded a 2-0 victory over Union Berlin, before they repeated that

In a clash that promises intrigue and contrasting styles, FC Augsburg hosts 1. FC Heidenheim at the WWK Arena on 25th January 2025. Augsburg enters the game riding a wave of momentum after consecutive 2-0 away victories against Werder Bremen and Union Berlin.

FC Augsburg have loaned centre-back Maximilian Bauer out to FC Kaiserslautern. The 24-year-old heads to the 2. Bundesliga on a six-month loan after making 11 league appearances for his Bundesliga

German Bundesliga result on Friday: Mainz v Stuttgart, RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg v Heidenheim, Freiburg v Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bochum (1730)

BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored for the first time from open play since November and Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points by winning in Freiburg 2-0 on Saturday.

MainzAfter beating Bochum by two goals to nil after returning from the winter break, Mainz have since recorded two successive losses, with the club looking to reset their form against a Stuttgart