Aston Villa vs PSG 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

Aston Villa

34': Youri Tielemans
55': John McGinn
57': Ezri Konsa

FT
3 - 2
2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-4 on aggregate

Paris Saint-Germain

11': Achraf Hakimi
27': Nuno Mendes

PSG cling on to reach semis as stirring Villa comeback falls short

Paris Saint-Germain kept alive their dream of a first Champions League title on Tuesday by squeezing past Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate after a thrilling second leg of their quarterfinal which the English side won 3-2.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
27': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a fast break.
34': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn following a fast break.
42': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
55': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Torres.
57': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a corner.
58': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces John McGinn.
67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Amadou Onana.
76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,535

Statistics

PSG		AVL
3	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	5
65.7	Possession	34.3
14	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
539	Accurate Passes	231
611	Passes	301
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	9
4	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.5
59	Long Balls	44
29	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	12
24	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	7
26	Effective Clearances	12
26	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14	Pau Torres
4	Ezri Konsa
12	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
8	Youri Tielemans
24	Amadou Onana
44	Boubacar Kamara
9	Marcus Rashford
7	John McGinn
27	Morgan Rogers

Substitutes:

Axel Disasi, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen, Marco Asensio, Leon Bailey, Jacob Ramsey, Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins, Ross Barkley, Robin Olsen, Sam Proctor.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
51	Willian Pacho
5	Marquinhos
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
17	Vitinha
8	Fabián Ruiz
87	João Neves
10	Ousmane Dembélé
29	Bradley Barcola
7	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Substitutes:

Senny Mayulu, Désiré Doué, Arnau Tenas, Gonçalo Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe, Lee Kang-in, Ibrahim Mbaye, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Lucas Beraldo, Matvei Safonov, Lucas Hernández.