[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,420 spectators per match.

[5] The expectation was huge for 1982–83 and PSG strengthened their squad with European Golden Shoe winner Kees Kist, 1978 FIFA World Cup champion Osvaldo Ardiles and, most notably, Yugoslav wizard Safet Sušić, who remains to this day one of the club's greatest players ever.

[8] They lost 0–1 in Bulgaria, but played champagne football at home to win 5–1 with Toko scoring a superb half volley that sealed PSG's qualification.

[5] Following a comfortable victory over Swansea City,[9] the quarter-final draw appeared to be perfect as Paris avoided top teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Inter Milan.

[10] The first leg against Belgian Cup winners Waterschei was the club's first major European meeting, reflected in the 49,575 fans present at the Parc, their all-time attendance record.

[12][13] Recently crowned French champions, the Canaries were headed for the league-cup double, leading at the break after overturning Pascal Zaremba's early strike.