Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 (agg 1-4) PSG
Morgan Rogers runs at Willian Pacho and gets a shot away but drags it just wide of the far post.
Summary
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
Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 15 April
Postpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Frenkie de Jong goes down in the Dortmund half and wins a free-kick. Looked soft to me but the referee knows better I suppose.
Postpublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Ramy Bensebaini rises well but he has to reach slightly back to get his header on target so Wojciech Szczesny is able to collect easily.
Postpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 (agg 1-4) PSG
If Aston Villa can just get one goal the complexion of this will look slightly different. Particularly if it comes this side of the break.
Postpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Good work down the left from Karim Adeyemi to win a corner.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 15 April
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Image source, Getty ImagesThis has been tough on Villa, they made a great start. Rashford seems off the pace though - is it too early for Watkins?
Mark, Melbourne
I’d be pretty upset if I was Ollie Watkins, to have not gotten the nod over Rashford!
Mark, Bahrain
For the life of me I can't understand why Rashford continues to be used through the middle. He has always struggled there and always been better down the left. Why drop Watkins for him?
Luke, Leicester
Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Gerard Martin is very lucky to avoid a yellow card for kicking the ball away and the Dortmund fans aren't too happy about it.
He gets a stern telling-off from the referee. Why no yellow?
Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 (agg 1-4) PSG
John McGinn sends in a teasing ball towards the back post but Ezri Konsa can't get any direction on his header.
It drops for Pau Torres who turns and takes the shot on the volley but it's a good save from Gianluigi Donnarumma at his near post.
DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Image source, ReutersPascal Gross races through on goal and finishes beyond Wojciech Szczesny easily but up goes the flag for offside.
That high line from Barcelona in full flow there.
'Better from Villa'published at 20:19 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 PSG (agg 1-4)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveLovely little ball into Marcus Rashford. It gets blocked and goes out for a corner, but it is better from Villa.
Postpublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 (agg 1-4) PSG
PSG have a clear game plan here.
They're allowing Aston Villa to have the ball, ready to step in and take advantage of any mistakes.
PSG playing it coolpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 PSG (agg 1-4)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Villa ParkParis St-Germain have just thrown a bucket of ice cold water on the Villa Park cauldron - and that was a bad moment for "the world's number one" as they call him here, Emiliano Martinez.
He turned Bradley Barcola's cross straight into the path of Achraf Hakimi, and he was not missing that.
A few Villa shoulders drooped there.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Barcelona are trying to get their foot on the ball and silence this crowd but it's not working, the Yellow Wall is absolutely bouncing right now. Great to see.
Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 PSG (agg 1-4)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 LivePSG's tails are up. They are in control.
Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 (agg 1-4) PSG
The home fans are still in fine voice.
But that was a bad mistake by Emi Martinez after Villa had started the brighter of the two.
Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 15 April
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)
Still an incredibly long way to go, but if Dortmund pull this off then it surely goes down as one of the greatest Champions League comebacks of all time.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 15 April
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Image source, Getty ImagesBest goalkeeper in the world, eh?
Kevin, Liverpool fan
How people still consider Martinez one of the world's best keepers is beyond me. He makes the odd wonder saves, but makes so many errors.
Simon, London
That was truly awful from Martinez. If Onana did that we'd be seeing replays for days.
Nick
Postpublished at 20:14 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 PSG (agg 1-4)
John Murray
BBC Radio 5 Live chief football correspondent at Villa ParkVilla hearts could already be broken.
'Martinez has made a mistake'published at 20:14 British Summer Time 15 April
Aston Villa 0-1 PSG (agg 1-4)
Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveIt is clever from Nuno Mendes.
Emi Martinez has made a mistake. He gets two hands on it and he doesn't hold it. Achraf Hakimi side foots it over the legs of Martinez.
It is a really bad mistake by the goalkeeper.
Image source, Reuters
GOAL - Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-4)published at 20:13 British Summer Time 15 April
Serhou Guirassy
Image source, ReutersThat's one back!
Serhou Guirassy certainly isn't feeling any pressure as he sits Wojciech Szczesny down with a Panenka.
Game on?
UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 15th April
UEFA Champions League Table
On Tuesday 15th April
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Aston Villa, Position 8, Points 16
- PSG, Position 15, Points 13
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
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| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
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| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
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| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
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| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
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14 PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
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| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
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16 Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
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| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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18 Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
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19 Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
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| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
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| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 |
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
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23 Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
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24 Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
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25 Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 |
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26 Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
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27 Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
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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 |
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30 Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
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31 Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
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| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
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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 |
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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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Key
- Position 1 - 8 : 8th Finals
- Position 9 - 24 : Play-off
Team Lineups
home team, Aston Villa
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Martínez, Goalkeeper
2, Cash, Defender
4, Konsa, Defender
14, Torres, Defender
12, Digne, Defender
44, Kamara, Defensive Midfielder
24, Onana, Defensive Midfielder
27, Rogers, Attacking Midfielder
8, Tielemans, Attacking Midfielder
7, McGinn, Attacking Midfielder
9, Rashford, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, E. Martínez
- Number 12, L. Digne , substituted for I. Maatsen at 76 minutes
- Number 14, Pau Torres
- Number 4, E. Konsa
- Number 2, M. Cash
- Number 24, A. Onana , substituted for J. Ramsey at 67 minutes
- Number 44, B. Kamara
- Number 7, J. McGinn , Captain, Yellow Card at 42 minutes, substituted for Marco Asensio at 66 minutes
- Number 8, Y. Tielemans , substituted for R. Barkley at 88 minutes
- Number 27, M. Rogers
- Number 9, M. Rashford , substituted for O. Watkins at 76 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Aston Villa
- Number 21, Marco Asensio
- Number 31, L. Bailey
- Number 6, R. Barkley
- Number 26, L. Bogarde
- Number 3, A. Disasi
- Number 22, I. Maatsen
- Number 5, T. Mings
- Number 25, R. Olsen
- Number 52, S. Proctor
- Number 41, J. Ramsey
- Number 11, O. Watkins
away team, PSG
Manager: Luis Enrique
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Donnarumma, Goalkeeper
2, Hakimi, Defender
5, Marquinhos, Defender
51, Pacho, Defender
25, Nuno Mendes, Defender
87, João Neves, Midfielder
17, Vitinha, Midfielder
8, Ruiz, Midfielder
7, Kvaratskhelia, Striker
10, Dembélé, Striker
29, Barcola, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, G. Donnarumma
- Number 25, Nuno Mendes
- Number 51, W. Pacho
- Number 5, Marquinhos , Captain
- Number 2, A. Hakimi
- Number 8, Fabián Ruiz
- Number 17, Vitinha
- Number 87, João Neves
- Number 29, B. Barcola , substituted for D. Doué at 58 minutes
- Number 10, O. Dembélé
- Number 7, K. Kvaratskhelia
away team, PSG
- Number 14, D. Doué
- Number 21, L. Hernández
- Number 3, P. Kimpembe
- Number 19, Lee Kang-In
- Number 35, Beraldo
- Number 9, Gonçalo Ramos
- Number 24, S. Mayulu
- Number 49, I. Mbaye
- Number 39, M. Safonov
- Number 80, Arnau Tenas
- Number 33, W. Zaïre-Emery
home team, Aston Villa
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Martínez, Goalkeeper
2, Cash, Defender
4, Konsa, Defender
14, Torres, Defender
12, Digne, Defender
44, Kamara, Defensive Midfielder
24, Onana, Defensive Midfielder
27, Rogers, Attacking Midfielder
8, Tielemans, Attacking Midfielder
7, McGinn, Attacking Midfielder
9, Rashford, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, E. Martínez
- Number 12, L. Digne , substituted for I. Maatsen at 76 minutes
- Number 14, Pau Torres
- Number 4, E. Konsa
- Number 2, M. Cash
- Number 24, A. Onana , substituted for J. Ramsey at 67 minutes
- Number 44, B. Kamara
- Number 7, J. McGinn , Captain, Yellow Card at 42 minutes, substituted for Marco Asensio at 66 minutes
- Number 8, Y. Tielemans , substituted for R. Barkley at 88 minutes
- Number 27, M. Rogers
- Number 9, M. Rashford , substituted for O. Watkins at 76 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 21, Marco Asensio
- Number 31, L. Bailey
- Number 6, R. Barkley
- Number 26, L. Bogarde
- Number 3, A. Disasi
- Number 22, I. Maatsen
- Number 5, T. Mings
- Number 25, R. Olsen
- Number 52, S. Proctor
- Number 41, J. Ramsey
- Number 11, O. Watkins
away team, PSG
Manager: Luis Enrique
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Donnarumma, Goalkeeper
2, Hakimi, Defender
5, Marquinhos, Defender
51, Pacho, Defender
25, Nuno Mendes, Defender
87, João Neves, Midfielder
17, Vitinha, Midfielder
8, Ruiz, Midfielder
7, Kvaratskhelia, Striker
10, Dembélé, Striker
29, Barcola, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, G. Donnarumma
- Number 25, Nuno Mendes
- Number 51, W. Pacho
- Number 5, Marquinhos , Captain
- Number 2, A. Hakimi
- Number 8, Fabián Ruiz
- Number 17, Vitinha
- Number 87, João Neves
- Number 29, B. Barcola , substituted for D. Doué at 58 minutes
- Number 10, O. Dembélé
- Number 7, K. Kvaratskhelia
Substitutes
- Number 14, D. Doué
- Number 21, L. Hernández
- Number 3, P. Kimpembe
- Number 19, Lee Kang-In
- Number 35, Beraldo
- Number 9, Gonçalo Ramos
- Number 24, S. Mayulu
- Number 49, I. Mbaye
- Number 39, M. Safonov
- Number 80, Arnau Tenas
- Number 33, W. Zaïre-Emery
- Referee:
- José María Sánchez Martínez
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Carlos del Cerro Grande
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Raúl Cabañero Martínez
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Íñigo Prieto López de Ceraín
- Fourth Official:
- Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
- Assistant VAR Official:
- César Soto Grado
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Aston Villa v PSGOverall possession
xG
Aston Villa 2.2596PSG 1.7019Shots
Aston Villa 17PSG 14Shots on target
Aston Villa 9PSG 7Total touches inside the box
Aston Villa 39PSG 23Goalkeeper saves
Aston Villa 5PSG 5Fouls
Aston Villa 15PSG 3Corners
Aston Villa 5PSG 5Advanced match stats
Shots
Aston Villa 17PSG 14Shots on target
Aston Villa 9PSG 7Shots off target
Aston Villa 6PSG 4Blocked shots
Aston Villa 2PSG 3Attempts out of box
Aston Villa 3PSG 6One-on-one attempts
Aston Villa 1PSG 2Total offside
Aston Villa 2PSG 5xG from open play
Aston Villa 1.5194PSG 1.5924xG from set play
Aston Villa 0.7402PSG 0.1095xA
Aston Villa 0.929614PSG 0.427987xA from open play
Aston Villa 0.854933PSG 0.416601xA from set play
Aston Villa 0.0746801PSG 0.0113847Total tackles
Aston Villa 23PSG 24Won tackles
Aston Villa 12PSG 15Fouls
Aston Villa 15PSG 3Total yellow cards
Aston Villa 1PSG 0Total clearances
Aston Villa 12PSG 26Headed clearances
Aston Villa 3PSG 12Duels won
Aston Villa 52PSG 54Clearances off the line
Aston Villa 0PSG 1Errors leading to shots
Aston Villa 1PSG 3Total passes
Aston Villa 301PSG 611Accurate passes
Aston Villa 231PSG 539Backward passes
Aston Villa 43PSG 115Forward passes
Aston Villa 125PSG 163Total long balls
Aston Villa 44PSG 59Successful final third passes
Aston Villa 73PSG 92Total crosses
Aston Villa 17PSG 4Touches
Aston Villa 488PSG 804Touches in the box
Aston Villa 39PSG 23Dispossessed
Aston Villa 11PSG 9Goalkeeper saves
Aston Villa 5PSG 5Diving saves
Aston Villa 2PSG 4Saved shots from inside the box
Aston Villa 5PSG 6Keeper throws
Aston Villa 4PSG 2Goal kicks
Aston Villa 4PSG 8
Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, Aston Villa v PSG
League position, Aston Villa 8th, PSG 15thTotal points, Aston Villa 16, PSG 13
Goals scored
Aston Villa 23PSG 30Form guide
All competitions
Aston Villa won
v Southampton
0
3
Premier League
PSG won
v Aston Villa
3
1
UEFA Champions League
Aston Villa lose
v PSG
3
1
UEFA Champions League
PSG won
v Angers SCO
1
0
Ligue 1
Aston Villa won
v Nottingham Forest
2
1
Premier League
PSG won
v Dunkerque
2
4
Coupe de France
Aston Villa won
v Brighton & Hove Albion
0
3
Premier League
PSG won
v Saint-Étienne
1
6
Ligue 1
Aston Villa won
v Preston North End
0
3
FA Cup
PSG won
v Olympique Marseille
3
1
Ligue 1
Previous meetings
All competitions
Aston Villa and PSGAston Villa Won 0PSG Won 1Draw 0
Played
1
Previous scores
All competitions
UEFA Champions League
PSG 3 , Aston Villa 1 on the 9th of April 2025
PSG
Aston Villa
9th of April 2025
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Match Facts
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).