Aston Villa took the lead but were beaten 3-1 by PSG in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in the UEFA Champions League.
Luis Enrique made two changes from the win over Liverpool, bringing on Lucas Beraldo in place of suspended captain Marquinhos to partner Willian Pacho, while Désiré Doue on the right wing will link up with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele.
Unai Emery has arranged for Pau Torres to play as a center pair with Ezri Konsa, Boubacar Kamara in midfield, and Yuri Tielemans, while the forwards are Jacob Ramsey, John McGinn, and Morgan Rogers, with Marcus Rashford as the striker.
35 minutes Aston Villa had a chance to counterattack. John McGinn crossed to the left where Marcus Rashford passed to Youri Tielemans who crossed to the far post for Morgan Rogers to shoot with his right foot into the goal to give the team a 1-0 lead.
In the 39th minute, PSG equalized 1-1 when Nuno Mendes passed the ball to Désirée Dué, who cut the ball in before shooting with his right foot outside the penalty area, the ball curved beautifully into the far corner.
After that, there were no more goals. The first half ended with PSG drawing with Aston Villa 1-1.
Back to the second half in the 49th minute, Fabian Ruiz passed to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area, dodging Aston Villa players, before shooting beautifully with his left foot into the crossbar, giving PSG a 2-1 lead.
In the 59th minute, PSG had a chance from a counter-attack. Désirée Dué passed to Achraf Hakimi who stood in front of the penalty area and shot but was saved by Emiliano Martinez.
71′ Kvicha Kvaratskhelia set up Achraf Hakimi to shoot in but the referee raised the flag for offside.
90+1′ Ollie Watkins passes to Morgan Rogers, whose shot goes wide.
90+2′ Ousmane Dembele passed through the gap for Nuno Mendes to dodge once before shooting with his left foot to make it 3-1 for PSG.
After that, there were no more goals. The game ended with PSG winning 3-1 at home against Aston Villa, maintaining their advantage, before visiting Villa Park in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, April 15.
PSG starting lineup (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma – Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes – Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Désiré Doué
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez – Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne – Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans – Jacob Ramsey, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers – Marcus Rashford.
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