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Eliminated this Tuesday at the Stade of the Champions League quarterfinals, despite the victory (3-2) the walk seemed too high, for Aston Villa which nevertheless long worried the Parisians during this return round. Captain John McGuinn and coach Unai Emery returned to the level displayed by Paris.
This is called out by the big door. Unhappy winner of this quarter-final return from the Champions League (3-2), Aston Villa was unable to completely overthrow the Parisians, who get out of it thanks to the cumulative score, acquired in the first leg (4-5 for Paris). Led at the end of the first period, the Villans nevertheless worried the Parisians with two goals scored in two minutes which completely changed the physiognomy of the match.
Of course, this PSG which did not show its best resources, but was once again able to count on its goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, author of numerous crucial parades. Final winner of this meeting, this success is not enough to enter the last square, a half-measurely failure according to Captain John McGuinn, impressed by the PSG level during this double confrontation: “I have never played against Real Madrid or Barcelona, but in my career, this is the best team I faced. I get older and I really wouldn't like to play against them every week. ” An elegant analysis despite the mixed evening of the Parisians, who have probably already seen themselves in the semi-finals even before the start of the return match.
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Current coach of Aston Villa and former PSG technician from 2016 to 2018, Unai Emery also showed admiration in front of PSG version 2024/2025, which he considers one of the main contenders for European champion next May: “Now they are favorites. They are qualified for the semi-finals, playing at this level, they are clearly suitors in the title. Of course, there is Barcelona, Inter, Bayern … It's really incredible to play at this level, I love it. PSG has an advantage over us and they showed it on both games, even if we were not far from beating them. But they play fantastically. ” Emery said at a post-match conference.
On behalf of the semi-finals, PSG will face the winner of the quarter-final between Real Madrid and Arsenal this Wednesday evening.
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