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Hell at Villa Park! Beaten 3-2 after having led 2-0, PSG trembles but qualifies for the half (5-4 AGG). Huge fear!
Qualified, yes, but in what state and after what fright! Paris Saint-Germain validated its ticket for the semi-finals of the Champions League, but the euphoria is not in order. Beaten 3-2 at Villa Park by a team from Aston Villa unleashed, after having led 2-0 (and 5-1 on all two games!), The Parisian club experienced a real waking nightmare. A catastrophic scenario narrowly avoided, a childbirth in pain that recalls the worst European hours of the club and leaves a particularly bitter taste despite the passage to the next round.
The walk turns into a nightmare for PSG
However, the evening had started as in a dream. With its comfortable advantage of the first leg (3-1), Paris seemed to be quietly unrolling in England. A rapid goal from Hakimi (11th), followed by another from Nuno Mendes perfectly served by Dembélé (28th), gave the impression of an acquired qualification without forcing, of a simple formality. 5-1 in the cumulative score. Curtain ? Not so fast. A first alert before the break, signed Tielemans taking advantage of an error from Kvaratskhelia (34th), should have put the chip in the ear. It was only the prelude to the upcoming storm.
The cards castle collapses
Because on the return from the locker room, the PSG Roller Version Compressor from the beginning of 2025 gave way to a unrecognizable feverish team, caught up in its old demons. In two minutes Chrono, Villa Park has embraced and Paris sank. The Scottish McGinn first, with a lonely raid concluded by a slightly deflected strike (55th), then the defender Ezri Konsa, taking advantage of a staggering defensive passivity on a service in Rashford (57th). 3-2. The cumulative score increased to 5-4. Fear settled, palpable. On his bench, Luis Enrique attended, dumbfounded, with the collapse of his team, while UNAI Emery, on the bench opposite, felt the possible feat, him the former Parisian coach marked by the Barcelona Montada.
Donnarumma, the Savior facing ghosts
In this chaos, while Paris was dangerously fogging down, a man stood up like a lighthouse in the storm: Gianluigi Donnarumma. Often criticized in the past for its feverishness in hot moments, the Italian porter was simply heroic. Three world class stops to maintain his team in life: a reflex parade on a heavy strike from Rashford (57th), an exceptional relaxation on a ladle of Tielemans (60th), and especially this duel won against Marco Asensio (70th), the attacker loaned by … PSG, who almost played a hangable tour of his employer. Without its goalkeeper, Paris would most likely have passed the hatch. The failures of Dembélé and Hakimi at the end of the game, which could have killed the suspense, only extended the anxiety to the end.
Qualified, but so much of questions
The final whistle has sounded like a release. Paris is in the semi-finals and will face the winner of Arsenal-Real Madrid. But this qualification leaves a strange feeling, a mixture of relief and deep concern. How has a dominating team been able to lose control? Faced with the remaining cadors, such a mental and tactical failure will be prohibitive. Tonight, PSG was very hot, showed a disturbing face, but it passed. Thanks to Donnarumma, above all. Not sure that it is enough to go to the end.
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