Aston Villa should overcome a two-goal deficit on Tuesday night after they host Paris Saint-Germain within the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
PSG have been 3-1 victors in the course of the first leg at Parc des Princes, with targets from Want Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Mendes cancelling out Morgan Rogers’ opener for Villa. The Premier League facet face an uphill battle to achieve the semi-finals however might be hoping their residence supporters could make the distinction as they search a memorable comeback.
Villa have been in a position to make some alterations to their beginning lineup throughout their 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday, though Unai Emery chosen a stronger facet than many anticipated. The outcome boosted the Villans’ probabilities of reaching the Champions League once more subsequent season and they should end fifth or increased to attain that.
PSG had the weekend off in Ligue 1 and might be well-rested for the go to to the West Midlands. They’ve gained 26 of their final 28 matches in all competitions and it could be no shock to see Luis Enrique’s in-form outfit win this yr’s competitors. They need to keep away from complacency at Villa Park, nevertheless.
The winner of the tie will face both Arsenal or Actual Madrid within the closing 4, most probably the previous after their commanding 3-0 first leg victory.
Right here is 90min’s information to the crunch conflict.
Aston Villa vs PSG head-to-head report (all video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Aston Villa |
PSG |
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Southampton 0-3 Aston Villa – 12/04/25 |
PSG 3-1 Aston Villa – 09/04/25 |
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PSG 3-1 Aston Villa – 09/04/25 |
PSG 1-0 Angers – 05/04/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest – 05/04/25 |
Dunkerque 2-4 PSG – 01/04/25 |
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Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa – 02/04/25 |
Saint-Etienne 1-6 PSG – 29/03/25 |
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Preston 0-3 Aston Villa – 30/03/25 |
PSG 3-1 Marseille – 16/03/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/dwell stream |
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United Kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
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United States |
Paramount+, ViX |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Villa may welcome Leon Bailey again into the fold on Tuesday evening, with the winger having been absent for the reason that Champions League spherical of 16 second leg victory over Membership Brugge. Ought to the Jamaica worldwide return, Emery may have a wholly match squad towards his former employers.
The Spanish coach did relaxation just a few key names towards the Saints on the weekend, with Ollie Watkins, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn amongst those that may very well be restored to the beginning XI on Tuesday night.
Marco Asensio, who missed two penalties on the weekend, is on the market to face his guardian membership.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs PSG (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Money, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Rashford; Watkins.
Enrique has his full cohort accessible to him for the journey to Villa Park and can even welcome skipper Marquinhos again into the beginning lineup after he was suspended for the primary leg in France. He’ll change his counterpart Lucas Beraldo at centre-back.
The one alteration from the primary leg may very well be Doue. The PSG winger scored towards Villa within the first leg however faces stiff competitors from Bradley Barcola, though his stunner at Parc des Princes means he is prone to maintain his place.
PSG predicted lineup vs Aston Villa (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG know they merely have to keep away from defeat at Villa Park to progress to the semis and their victory at Anfield towards Premier League leaders Liverpool within the earlier spherical serves as an unlimited warning to the Villans.
Villa will want an early objective to additional galvanise the raucous Villa Park crowd however the counter-attacking risk of PSG will show close to unimaginable to cease. Emery’s males might not be handed one other defeat, however they’re unlikely to make it to the final 4.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-2 PSG
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