Comments, predictions PSG vs Aston Villa: Close call victory
The match between PSG vs Aston Villa in the Champions League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on April 10. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest PSG vs Aston Villa squad information
While Lee Kang-in is the only Paris Saint-Germain player currently out injured, the hosts will also be without their captain on Wednesday evening, with Marquinhos serving a suspension.
After Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele were ruled out against Angers, they will return to the starting line-up, with Dembele having enjoyed a superb season in Europe.
Dembele has scored seven goals in his last six Champions League games - one more than he managed in his previous 36 - and the France star will join Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in a potent attack.
Meanwhile, PSG loanee Marco Asensio has scored three goals in two appearances for Aston Villa - both as a substitute - after failing to score in 10 Champions League games for his parent club. Since leaving Paris in January, Asensio has contributed eight goals in 11 appearances in total, so he will be hoping to maintain his place in an attack led by Ollie Watkins or Marcus Rashford.
Donyell Malen and Morgan Rogers - who both scored in the weekend's game - are also in contention, but Leon Bailey remains a doubt despite returning to full training.
Only Ross Barkley is definitely out, so Unai Emery has most of his squad to choose from, with Ezri Konsa, captain John McGinn and key midfielder Boubacar Kamara among those who could return to the starting line-up.
Latest expected lineup PSG vs Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola
Aston Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; McGinn, Asensio, Rogers; Rashford
Latest football commentary PSG vs Aston Villa
Despite suffering a rare home defeat in Paris, PSG eventually emerged victorious in their last-16 tie with Liverpool, winning 4-1 on penalties after coming from behind in the second leg at Anfield to level the scores.
The English champions were left powerless against goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's imposing goal throughout the dramatic shootout, while the Ligue 1 side converted all four penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of Europe's premier club competition.
This continues a journey that began rather shakily in the group stage, when Luis Enrique's youthful squad - who have the youngest average starting line-up remaining in this season's Champions League - struggled to qualify for the knockout stages.
Once there, they eased past Brest, beating the Breton side 10-0 on aggregate, before winning in style over group winners Liverpool over two legs.
Indeed, PSG's only defeat in their last 29 games has come in the first leg of that fixture, and Saturday's win over Angers ensured they retain their Ligue 1 title with six games to spare: Desire Doue's second-half strike confirmed their familiar domestic trophy, while also maintaining their aim of going 'unbeaten' this season.
The capital club continue their unbeaten run in Ligue 1, with 23 wins and five draws from 28 games - and they will look to retain the Coupe de France when they face Reims in the final next month.
Having lost to Borussia Dortmund in last season's semi-finals - and Bayern Munich in the 2020 final - PSG are now focused on completing the final steps towards winning the Champions League trophy they are seeking.
Led by a familiar face, Aston Villa will be the fourth English side PSG have faced in this season's extended edition - after Arsenal, Manchester City and, of course, Liverpool - as the two sides face each other for the first time.
Villa coach Unai Emery, a Basque, managed PSG from 2016 to 2018, winning a league title and four domestic cups during his time in charge.
A master of knockout football who has won 10 trophies as a manager, he recently guided the Birmingham club back to UEFA's top competition for the first time in four decades, before an impressive run in this season's Champions League group stage.
The win over Bayern Munich at Villa Park was a particular highlight, as Villa automatically qualified for the last 16 as a top-eight finisher, and then beat Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate in their first knockout tie.
The success comes after the 1982 European champions faced a worrying slump in the Premier League, but they have returned to form, with winter signings Marcus Rashford and PSG's Marco Asensio playing prominent roles.
After leapfrogging Nottingham Forest into third place at the weekend, securing a seventh successive win in all competitions, Villa are in a good position to secure European qualification again - and they also have an FA Cup semi-final to look forward to.
They are therefore just two wins away from a first major domestic title in 29 years, and are one of eight teams still competing in the Champions League.
However, Emery has only won two of his 10 games against Luis Enrique so far – both at home – and the most famous clash between the two came in the 2016-17 season, when Enrique's Barcelona came back from four goals down to eliminate Emery's PSG with a stunning 6-1 second-leg win.
Aston Villa have also never won a European game in France, most recently losing to Lille in the Conference League last year and then to Monaco earlier this season. However, as a team that is often underestimated, Emery is rarely deterred by such problems.
Latest PSG vs Aston Villa score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.PSG vs Aston Villaas follows:
- Sportsmole:PSG 2-0 Aston Villa
- WhoScore:PSG 3-1 Aston Villa
- Our newspaper predicts:PSG 3-1 Aston Villa
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