Champions League - Paris Saint-Germain defeated Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
2025-04-16 01:45
The second round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals staged another focus match. The French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, who went to play away, scored with Ashraf and Nuno Mendes, but suffered consecutive losses in the following time and finally lost to Aston Villa 2-3. However, they advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 5-4.
Aston Villa took the initiative to attack 2 minutes into the game, but the corner kick was cleared. In the 7th minute, Aston Villa continued to attack, but Rashford received a pass from his teammate but his shooting opportunity was resolved.
In the 11th minute, Barkola made a cross in front of the goal, but Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was unable to clear the ball. Ashraf got the ball and shot it in, helping Paris Saint-Germain take the lead 1-0.
In the 19th minute, Aston Villa tried to counterattack. Vitinha made a mistake when trying to clear the ball. Pau Torres volleyed in the penalty area, but was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the 23rd minute, Tielemans sent a straight pass, Morgan Rogers received it and shook off the defense and shot, but the ball missed the post.
In the 27th minute, Dembele made a cross from the right, Nuno Mendes stopped the ball and shot into the goal, helping Paris Saint-Germain continue to lead Aston Villa 2-0. In the 34th minute, McGinn made a diagonal pass from the top of the penalty area, Tielemans received the ball and shot into the goal, helping Aston Villa to pull back a goal with a score of 1-2.
In the 42nd minute, McGinn stopped the ball and brought down Paris Saint-Germain striker Kvaratskhelia when he was preparing to attack, and was shown a yellow card warning by the referee.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Paris Saint-Germain made a mistake in defense. Rashford got the ball in the penalty area and shot, but was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Donnarumma. Then, Paris Saint-Germain launched a counterattack. Dembele received a pass from his teammate and then entered the penalty area and shot into the goal, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside.
In the 55th minute, Pau Torres passed the ball, McGinn received it and ran all the way to the penalty area and scored a long shot, helping Aston Villa to tie the score at 2-2. In the 57th minute, Rashford got the ball and broke through the defense and made a triangle pass, Konsa pushed the ball into the goal, helping Aston Villa to overtake 3-2, but the total score was 4-5 behind Paris Saint-Germain.
In the 65th minute, Paris Saint-Germain tried to counterattack. Dembele received a cross from his teammate and shot into the penalty area, but was blocked by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. In the 69th minute, Pau Torres made a long pass, and Asensio got the ball and shot from the penalty area, but was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Donnarumma.
In the 76th minute, Joao Neves passed the ball to Dembele, who broke through the defense and shot, but was blocked by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. In the second half stoppage time, Cash sent a cross from the right, and Ian Maatsen volleyed the ball, but it was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain defender Pacho.
In the end, Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-3 to Aston Villa away from home, but advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 5-4.
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