UEFA Champions League

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

  • 34': Youri Tielemans
  • 55': John McGinn
  • 57': Ezri Konsa
FT
3 - 2
2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-4 on aggregate
  • 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

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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

Line-Ups

AVL 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

PSG 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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