 In his first season with PSG, Van der Wiel helped his team reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Barcelona.In the 88th minute of the away leg at Camp Nou, Van der Wiel was substituted on with the match ending in a 1–1 draw.He did not appear in the first leg of the series and altogether made five appearances for PSG in the 2012–13 Champions League campaign.