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Five footballing superstars who have played for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain
Barcelona will welcome familiar faces to the Nou Camp on Wednesday as former boss Luis Enrique and Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele return with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Catalan giants have won five Champions League titles, while French heavyweights PSG claimed their maiden European crown under Enrique last season.
The familiarity extends beyond the dugout, though, and DAZN News looks at five of the best players to don both shirts.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona 2004-2021, PSG 2021-2023)
Born in Argentina but developed in Barca's infamous La Masia academy, Lionel Messi made 778 senior appearances for the club, winning the Champions League four times.Catherine Ivill/Getty Images
The forward scored a club-record 672 goals, won 10 La Liga titles and is described by Barca as its "greatest" ever player.
His Catalonian love affair ended in 2021 when he joined PSG, who signed Messi with the intention of realising their long-standing ambition to win the Champions League.
The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner scored 32 goals in 75 games and won two Ligue 1 titles with PSG but left for Inter Miami in 2023 without delivering European football's biggest prize.
Neymar (Barcelona 2013-2017, PSG 2017-2023
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Brazil forward Neymar played in an influential front three alongside Messi and Luis Suarez at Barcelona, lifting the Champions League trophy in 2015 and winning two La Liga titles.
He scored 114 goals in 196 appearances over four seasons with Barca before moving to PSG in a world record deal worth £200m in 2017.
There were suggestions Neymar felt overshadowed by the furore surrounding Messi at Barca and joined PSG with the intention of becoming the club's leading light.
Neymar scored 118 goals in 171 appearances for PSG, winning five Ligue 1 titles but falling short in the club's pursuit of the Champions League and having to settle for a runners-up medal after the 2020 final.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona 2009-2011, PSG 2012-2016)
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Sweden stalwart Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Barca from Inter Milan in 2009, but his stay at the Nou Camp would last just one season.
The forward scored 22 goals and claimed the La Liga title, but a reported feud with manager Pep Guardiola led to an early return to Italy with Inter's rivals AC Milan.
Ibrahimovic won another domestic title with AC Milan before joining PSG at the beginning of their era of dominance in France.
The Swede won four consecutive league titles and scored a then-club record 156 goals in 180 appearances.
Ronaldinho (PSG 2001-2003, Barcelona 2003-2008)
PSG were not the domestic and continental force of today when their Brazilian superstar, Ronaldinho, won the 2002 World Cup and announced himself on the greatest stage.
International honours and 17 goals in 55 appearances for PSG meant it was not long before the biggest suitors in European football began to circle.
Barcelona had not won a major trophy in four years, but the silverware soon followed after they overcame competition from Manchester United to land the master technician in 2003.
Ronaldinho scored 70 goals in 145 appearances, winning the 2005 Ballon d'Or and helping to deliver back-to-back league titles and the Champions League before joining AC Milan in 2008.
Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona 2017-2023, PSG 2023-present)
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Barca spent £135.5m on signing talented France forward Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund during the summer they lost Neymar to PSG for a world record fee.
Dembele showed glimpses at Barca, scoring 40 goals in 185 appearances and winning three La Liga titles, but inconsistencies in form and 14 muscle injuries blighted his six years at the Nou Camp.
He returned to his native France with PSG in 2023 for £43.5m and following Kylian Mbappe's departure from the club the following summer, Dembele found his calling.
The forward was crowned Ballon d'Or winner earlier this month after scoring 35 goals and recording 14 assists last season as PSG won the Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Champions League treble.
Full Champions League fixture list for Matchday Two
Tuesday 30 September
- Atalanta vs Club Brugge
- Kairat vs Real Madrid
- Atletico Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Bodø / Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea vs Benfica
- Galatasaray vs Liverpool
- Inter Milan vs Slavia Prague
- Marseille vs Ajax
- Pafos vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday 1 October
- Qarabağ vs Copenhagen
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United
- Arsenal vs Olympiakos
- Barcelona vs PSG
- Bayer Leverkusen vs PSV
- Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club
- Monaco vs Manchester City
- Napoli vs Sporting CP
- Villarreal vs Juventus
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