UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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1st Leg · Parc des Princes · 47,511 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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PSG fight back to strike late blow to Aston Villa hopes

Paris Saint-Germain were made to sweat to secure a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, coming from behind after a shock opener from the visitors on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
10
8
Saves
1
24.6
Possession
75.4
7
SHOTS
29
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
205
Accurate Passes
795
271
Passes
841
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.2
36
Long Balls
24
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
11
15
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
9
23
Effective Clearances
16
23
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:04 Burley: Swapping Pochettino for Enrique key to PSG's resurgence Watch on ESPN 01:09 Leboeuf: 'Sky's the limit' for PSG's Désiré Doué Watch on ESPN

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 35Lucas BeraldoCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  3. 29Bradley BarcolaSUB
  4. 80Arnau TenasSUB
  5. 39Matvei SafonovSUB
  6. 33Warren Zaïre-EmerySUB
  7. 19Lee Kang-InSUB
  8. 49Ibrahim MbayeSUB
  9. 24Senny MayuluSUB
  10. 9Gonçalo RamosSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 9Marcus RashfordF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 52Sam ProctorSUB
  2. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  3. 11Ollie WatkinsSUB
  4. 3Axel DisasiSUB
  5. 21Marco AsensioSUB
  6. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  7. 24Amadou OnanaSUB
  8. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  9. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  10. 25Robin OlsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Aston Villa 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  3. 39' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Aston Villa 1. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi replaces Matty Cash.
  5. 49' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Aston Villa 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
  6. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  7. 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  8. 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
  9. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
  10. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Youri Tielemans.
  11. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces John McGinn.
  12. 90'+2' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Aston Villa 1. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

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