This will be the first meeting between Pafos and Monaco, as well as just the third fixture between Cypriot and French teams in the UEFA Champions League (APOEL Nicosia v Lyon and Paris SG previously).

Monaco have never previously faced a Cypriot team in Europe, while this will be the first time a French team have travelled to face a team from Cyprus in the UEFA Champions League since October 2014 (a 1-0 win for Paris SG against APOEL Nicosia).