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Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa will face off in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League 2024-25 quarter-final tie on Wednesday at Parc des Princes.
This marks the first time these two teams will meet in European competition over two legs. The winner will advance to face either Real Madrid or Arsenal in this season's final four.
Paris vs Aston Villa 😮💨#UCL pic.twitter.com/Q4A1isbTQS
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 9, 2025
PSG advanced to the last eight following an iconic 4-1 win on penalties over Liverpool, whereas Aston Villa stormed into the quarters with a 6-1 victory on aggregate over Club Brugge.
From possible starting XIs to Fantasy predictions, here is everything you need to know about the Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa match in the first leg of the quarter-final tie in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25.
Match Details
Match: Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa - UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Quarter-Final First Leg
Date: 10 April 2025
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
Broadcasting and Streaming Details
The match will be streamed Live on the Sony Liv app and website. Viewers can also watch the game live on TV on Sony Sports Network.
Team News
Paris Saint-Germain
Even after losing a rare home match in Paris, PSG eventually came out on top in their last-16 match against Liverpool, winning 4-1 on penalties after completing a second-leg victory at Anfield to bring the tie level.
That was built on a trip that began in the league stage with Luis Enrique's relatively younger side, which boasts the youngest average starting XI remaining in this season's Champions League but was struggling even to make it into the playoffs.
🔛 Eve of the match at the PSG Campus! 💪⚽️#PSGAVFC I #UCL pic.twitter.com/0AhsHidxim
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 8, 2025
Saturday's league victory against Angers secured another French championship for PSG with six games in hand, keeping them on course for an 'invincible' season.
Defeated by Borussia Dortmund in the semifinals of last season - and Bayern Munich in the 2020 final - PSG's attention is now set on completing the final moves to win the long-elusive Champions League trophy.
The squad to face Aston Villa in the @ChampionsLeague this evening 📋🏟️#PSGAVFC I #UCL pic.twitter.com/JEvfZ1GZm3
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 9, 2025
Coach Luis Enrique will be confident after the club's majestic RO16 victory over Liverpool, though he will have to exclude the skipper Marquinhos, who is suspended tonight. Kang-in Lee is doubtful, but the rest of the squad is fully fit and available. Fabián Ruiz will miss the return leg if is receives a yellow tonight.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery was in charge at PSG between 2016 and 2018, claiming one league championship and four domestic cups during his tenure.
Villa directly qualified for the last 16 by finishing in the top eight in the league phase, and they went on to beat Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate in their RO16 battle.
That came just after the 1982 European champions had suffered a rough patch in the Premier League, but since then, they have been back to their best.
Aston Villa. Quarter-finals. Champions League. pic.twitter.com/LtKG0ShPdi
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 8, 2025
After a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest last weekend, recording a seventh consecutive victory in all competitions, the Villans are well and truly in contention to qualify for Europe once again, and they also have a semi-final of the FA Cup to anticipate.
So, they are just two victories away from their first major home trophy in 29 years, along with the distinction of being one of the mere eight clubs still in contention for the Champions League.
B.I.T.W. 💫 pic.twitter.com/rMc7EFxocd
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 7, 2025
Unai Emery will have to sideline Ross Barkley due to a knee injury, whereas Villa's knockout hero Leon Bailey is also doubtful for the game. On the other hand, Lucas Digne, Axel Disasi, Boubacar Kamara, and Marcus Rashford are all at risk of getting suspended in the second leg if they get booked tonight.
Head-to-head Stats
Paris SG and Aston Villa will meet for the first time in a European competition, with this just the second UEFA Champions League quarter-final between French and English sides in the last eight campaigns (Manchester City 1-3 Lyon in the only leg in 2019-20).
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has won just two of his 10 games against Luis Enrique as a manager (D1 L7), with both wins coming in home fixtures. Indeed, this will be the first time they’ve faced each other since the 2016-17 campaign, when Luis Enrique’s Barcelona came from 0-4 down in the first leg to eliminate Emery’s Paris SG side in the UEFA Champions League last 16 (6-1 win in the second leg).
Possible Playing XI
Paris Saint-Germain
Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK); Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola
Aston Villa
Emi Martínez (GK); Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans; Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Marco Asensio; Marcus Rashford
PSG vs Aston Villa: Fantasy XI Prediction
Martínez, Hakimi, Cash, Mendes, Vitinha, Kamara, Tielemans, Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Asensio, Barcola