
Aston Villa vs PSG 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
3 - 2
2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-4 on aggregate
PSG cling on to reach semis as stirring Villa comeback falls short
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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
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,535
Statistics
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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 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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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 |
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 |
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