• What: UEFA Champions League Matchday 2
  • Who: Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain
  • When: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
  • Where: Spotify Camp Nou
  • Watch: Paramount+/TUDN, 3:00 pm ET

It's Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League competition, and already, the soccer gods are delivering a marquee matchup to the masses. Defending UCL champions Paris Saint-Germain are away to this year's favorites, Barcelona.

Oddsmakers are setting the reigning champions as +280 away underdogs. Barcelona is established as the -130 home favorite in the soccer odds.

Let’s look at the latest soccer betting lines for this match. Remember, the odds are always subject to change.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 OddsThe PickBovadaBetUSBetOnline
Barcelona vs PSGBarcelona-130-125-123

In this article, OSB will review the match, predict the winner of the matchup, and provide additional notes and information on soccer picks and betting.

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Match Overview: Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain

PSG won 4-1 at Barcelona in the 2023-24 UCL quarterfinal stage. That victory enabled the French club to overcome a 3-2 first-leg deficit.

Team Spotlight: Barcelona

Barcelona is playing in the UCL for the 30th year. That's a competition record shared with fellow Spanish side Real Madrid. Barcelona has seven wins and a draw over the club's past eight UCL league phase matches.

Injuries are leaving Barca short staffed for this match. Out for Barcelona are striker Raphina (thigh), midfielders Gavi (knee) and Fermin Lopez (groin), and goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back) and Joan Garcia (knee).

Team Spotlight: Paris Saint-Germain

PSG opened defense of its title with an impressive 4-0 shutout of Italian side Atalanta on Matchday 1. Much like Barcelona, injuries are leaving PSG with a depleted squad.

Among those who will be missing this match are three strikers - Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele (thigh), Desire Doue (calf), and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (muscle injury). Also absent will be defenders Marquinhos (thigh) and Noham Kamara (international duty).

Best Barcelona vs PSG Prop Bets

If you want to bet on this match ending as a draw, the odds on that play in the UCL soccer prop bets are +390. The spread on the match is half a goal. You'll get a half-goal if you wager on PSG, and the odds are -118. Give the half a goal and bet with Barcelona at a soccer betting line of -102.

The total for the match is 3.5 goals. Bet the over at -102, or go with the under at action of -118. Seven of Barcelona's eight matches have produced 2.5 goals so far this season. Barcelona has scored two or more goals in 11 of its past 12 UCL home games. PSG has gone 100 matches without playing a goalless draw. However, only two of the club's past 17 matches have seen both sides score.

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski is +475 to score the first goal of the match. He's set at odds of +475 to score at any time during the match. Lewandowski has goals in back-to-back matches, but has just one goal in five matches against PSG.

You can play a total corners prop of 9.0. Go with the over at odds of -180. Bet the under, and the line is +135. Bet a correct score prop of a 3-1 Barcelona win and access odds of +1100. A both teams to score prop is -145 for yes and +195 if you go with a no wager. Barcelona to lead at both halftime and full time comes with odds of +190.

Latest UEFA Champions League Futures

In soccer futures, Barcelona is set as the +550 betting choice to win the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League title. The Spanish side has won the UCL on five occasions. However, Barcelona's most recent triumph in the competition was in 2015.

The defending champions from PSG and 2024-25 English Premier League runners-up Arsenal are the co-second betting picks to win the title at odds of +600. The reigning EPL champions Liverpool are next at +650. Liverpool has won six UCL titles.

The record 15-time champs Real Madrid are given a betting line of +800. Six-time winners Bayern Munich are at +850, while the 2023 UCL champions Manchester City are offered at soccer betting odds of +1000.  

Best Bet To Win On UEFA Champions League Matchday 2

The all-time series between these two clubs shows Barcelona with a slight 6-5 edge, with four matches ending in draws. The Spanish side is offered a 46% win probability, while the French squad is given a 29% chance of victory.

Barcelona To defeat PSG
Bovada
-128
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Barcelona is riding a four-match win streak and is leading La Liga. Go with the hot side and bet Barcelona over PSG in the UCL picks.