PSG & Barcelona reach Champions League semi-finals
FT: Aston Villa 3-2 PSG (4-5 agg) - Villa come from 2-0 down to win on night but PSG edge through
FT: Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona (3-5 agg) - Barca through despite Guirassy hat-trick on night
Aston Villa 2-2 (agg 3-5) PSG
Marcus Rashford drifts in and it's a brilliant strike on his right foot and he produces a superb save from Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The Italian keeper was at full stretch to palm that away.
Aston Villa 2-2 (agg 3-5) PSG
Well, we're now back to how we started the night.
With Aston Villa needing to score two goals to level the tie and force extra time.
Aston Villa 2-2 PSG (agg 3-5)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesWell done skipper!
John McGinn receives the ball 20-yards in his own half. Willian Pacho approaches McGinn and McGinn strikes the ball.
It hits Pacho's leg and loops over Gianluigi Donnarumma's head.
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Barcelona (agg 2-4)
Serhou Guirassy is now the joint-top scorer in the Champions League this season with 12 goals.
You wouldn't bet against him making it 13 tonight.
John McGinn (55 mins)
Image source, Getty ImagesBrilliant run from John McGinn from the halfway line and he lets fly 20-yards out.
It loops over the head of Gianluigi Donnarumma and flies into the back of the net.
What a hit!
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Not even sure how anyone can berate Villa. Sometimes, a team is just better than you! End of!
Tayo
Aston Villa 1-2 PSG (agg 2-5)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Gianluigi Donnarumma threw his massive frame in front of Marcus Rashford.
Aston Villa 1-2 (agg 2-5) PSG
Nearly!
Bit of a mix up at the back for PSG and they can't get it clear.
Marcus Rashford closes down Gianluigi Donnarumma but the keeper can't gather it and it looks like Villa may be able to take advantage of an empty net but the ball spins away and PSG are able to clear.
Serhou Guirassy
They couldn't, could they?
The corner is whipped in and there is Serhou Guirassy to nod home from about a yard out.
Signal Iduna Park erupts and the comeback is on!
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Here come Dortmund again and it's that man Karim Adeyemi!
He shows great pace to burst past Jules Kounde but Wojciech Szczesny saves well with his feet.
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Robert Lewandowski with a stunning first touch but there is Ramy Bensebaini with a perfectly timed sliding tackle to take the ball.
Got a bit of a kick on the back of his head there too.
Aston Villa 1-2 PSG (agg 2-5)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
John McGinn driving forward, he gets to the edge of the D, and I was thinking 'go on have a strike'.
They are the half chances, have a shot and test the goalkeeper.
Aston Villa 1-2 (agg 2-5) PSG
Lucas Digne crosses to the near post and John McGinn meets the header but he can't guide it on target.
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Dortmund are attacking their famous Yellow Wall this half.
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Off we go for the second half.
Is something magic on the cards for us here?
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All these other fans absolutely berating Villa, but can we remind them that Villa made it to this stage when the likes of Liverpool and City didn’t. Put some respect on the club!
Jack, Villa Fan, Lancaster
Aston Villa 1-2 (agg 2-5) PSG
Away we go for the second half. Can Aston Villa make this difficult for PSG?
Image source, Getty ImagesHT: Aston Villa 1-2 PSG (agg 2-5)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's how hard PSG are working and how happy they are to do that work. Defenders are doing incredibly well, they get forward in numbers and that's what it's all about.
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The inevitable PSG vs Barcelona final is going to be an absolute cracker of a game.
Dan, London
HT: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
It was a bit of a moment of madness from Wojciech Szczesny to give away the penalty and it makes you wonder if Barcelona can go on and be crowned Champions of Europe without the talent of Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| |
14 PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
|
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| |
16 Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
|
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| |
18 Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
|
19 Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
|
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 |
| |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| |
23 Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
|
24 Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
|
25 Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 |
|
26 Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
|
27 Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
|
28 Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
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29 Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 |
|
30 Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
|
31 Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
|
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
| |
33 Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
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34 Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 3 |
|
35 Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 0 |
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36 Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
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Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Luis Enrique
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Luis Enrique
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Aston Villa have lost three of their four games against French sides in European competition under Unai Emery, with all three of those defeats coming in succession (1-2 v Lille, 0-1 v Monaco, and 1-3 v Paris SG). Their one victory did come in the only one of these four played at Villa Park, however, beating Lille 2-1 in April 2024 (UEFA Conference League).
Of the seven previous occasions when Paris SG have won the first leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie by 2+ goals, the French side have been eliminated on three occasions. Should they fail to progress here, they’ll have been eliminated from more European Cup/UEFA Champions League knockout stage ties having had a 2+ goal lead from the first leg than any other team (4).
Aston Villa’s defeat against Paris SG in the reverse fixture was the third time they’ve lost by 2+ goals in the first leg of a knockout stage tie in major European competition, while they failed to progress in each of the previous two instances (on aggregate: 1-5 v Royal Antwerp in 1975-76 in the UEFA Cup and 2-6 v Olympiakos last season in the UEFA Conference League).
Paris SG have only won four of their 17 away games against English teams in European competition (D4 L9). One of those victories did come in the most recent one (1-0 v Liverpool in March), however, ending a run of four straight defeats in such fixtures.
Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has only lost one of his 13 home matches in major European competition as a manager, while winning 11 of them (D1). His only defeat in this run came in May 2024 against Olympiakos (2-4 in the UEFA Conference League semi-final, first leg).
Paris SG have averaged 11.2 high turnovers per game in the UEFA Champions League this season; their most in a single edition on record (since 2012-13). They’ve also recorded 36 shot-ending high turnovers in 2024-25, which is more than they had in the previous three editions combined (28).
Paris SG have four different players who’ve been directly involved in 5+ goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, in Ousmane Dembélé (9), Achraf Hakimi (6), Bradley Barcola (6) and Désiré Doué (5). They’ve never previously had more players do so in a single edition, while they have three players currently on four goal involvements (Gonçalo Ramos, Fabián Ruiz, and Nuno Mendes).
Morgan Rogers has been directly involved in six goals for Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League this season (four goals, two assists). Only two English players aged under-23 have ever had more goal involvements in a single edition of the competition: Jude Bellingham (9) and Bukayo Saka (8), both in 2023-24.
Paris SG midfielder João Neves has applied more high-intensity pressures than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League this season (651), while his 42 tackles are the most by a midfielder in a single edition of the competition since Real Madrid’s Casemiro in 2017-18 (45).
Youri Tielemans leads all Aston Villa players in the UEFA Champions League this season for passes completed (534) and line-breaking passes (104), as well as possession recoveries (45) and tackles (19).
