
Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-4 on aggregate3 - 2
2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-4 on aggregate
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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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by João Neves.
- 4': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 4': Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 4': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 15': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 19': Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Offside, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 23': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 24': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 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.
- 32': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 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.
- 36': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 40': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 42': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 42': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 44': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 44': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 49': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 50': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 51': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 52': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 53': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 54': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Neves.
- 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': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 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.
- 59': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 60': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 62': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 63': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces John McGinn.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Amadou Onana.
- 69': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Neves.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
- 79': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 80': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 80': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 83': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 84': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 88': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 88': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 89': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 90': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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 |
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,535
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 |
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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