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After their elimination on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the players of Aston Villa showed themselves very glowing towards PSG, like the midfielder John McGinn. Their coach Unai Emery, who went by Paris, even made his former club the favorite to the final victory.
They passed very close to an unforgettable reversal. After their defeat at the Parc des Princes in the first leg (3-1), the players of Aston Villa jostled PSG in unexpected proportions on Tuesday in the quarter-final return of the Champions League. Led 2-0 at half an hour of play, the Villans revolted in front of their audience by taking advantage of the sufficiency and the feverishness of Parisians. But their 3-2 success did not allow them to snatch a ticket for the semi-finals against the men of Luis Enrique.
After this intense and undecided meeting until the end, the Birmingham players expressed their disappointment. But they were also very complimentary to their executioners. “I have never played against Real Madrid or Barcelona, but in my career, this is the best team I have faced. I get older and I would really like to play against them every week,” said John McGinn, the 30 -year -old Scottish midfielder, author of Aston Villa.
“Now they are favorites”
Unai Emery, who passed on the Parisian bench between 2016 and 2018, also praised the talent and potential of the Luis Enrique team, which will face Arsenal or Real Madrid for a place in the final. “Now they are favorites,” said the Spanish coach at post-match conference. “They are qualified for the semi-finals, playing at this level, they are clearly contenders 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 in a fantastically.”
Youri Tielemans, who relaunched the villans with the involuntary help of Pacho in the first period, also imagines the Parisians to raise the cup to the big ears on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. “Yes, why not, if they are there, it is because they have the qualities,” said the Belgian midfielder who passed by Monaco. “They have a good group. It's a very good team, with a lot of qualities. They will have to be ready for the next deadlines.”
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