Arthur Bar, 16, on PSG bench in Champions League

Arthur Bar, aged sixteen, is on the bench for Paris Saint‑Germain for the Champions League match against Villarreal this Tuesday at 9 p.m. It is a first for the goalkeeper, who joined the club in 2024, and who has already been present on several occasions in the Ligue 1 squad.

Internal promotion and Longoni's absence

This selection represents Arthur Bar's first immersion onto the big European stage.

He plays as a goalkeeper within the Paris Saint‑Germain U19 team.

At sixteen, he receives his very first Champions League match sheet.

Luis Enrique justified this choice by the absence of Paris's third goalkeeper, Alessandro Longoni, eighteen, who had just returned from an injury after a training session on Monday.

Arthur Bar does not play in the Youth League, unlike Arthur Vignaud, starter this Tuesday against Villarreal's U19.

He shares the bench in Spain with goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.

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Path and promises of the young goalkeeper

A photo shows him on October 30, 2026, before the PSG‑Le Havre match in Ligue 1.

Presented internally as a very promising prospect, he is a French U15 international, joined Paris Saint‑Germain in 2024 and has already taken part in several training sessions with the professional squad since the start of the season.

In Ligue 1, he was in the squad for the home game against Le Mans on October 10, the clash with Olympique Lyonnais on October 26 and the away match at Le Havre on October 30, but did not appear on the match sheet.

Born in Paris, he will celebrate his seventeenth birthday on January 25.

He joined Paris Saint‑Germain's academy in the summer of 2024 after playing at Vincennes.

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French U17 champion a few months ago with Paris, he began the 2026‑2027 season in that category before being promoted to U19.

His progression led him to be promoted to U19 at the start of the 2026‑2027 season.

According to L’Équipe, his understated naturalness has won over the Paris squad thanks to his abilities on the line and his great reach.

Le Parisien notes that his footwork remains improvable, but he has a good head, as evidenced by his victory in the latest public speaking competition organized by Paris Saint‑Germain.