From Graeme Bryce at Villa Park
Villa burst out of the traps and pinned PSG back to begin with.
But it’s all gone horribly wrong as PSG have cut them to shreds twice on the break to open up a two-goal lead.
It says everything about Luis Enrique’s team that both goals have come from their FULL-BACKS!
Achraf Hakimi was on hand to tap home PSG’s opener after 11 minutes after Emi Martinez could only push out Bradley Barcola’s low cross.
Villa tried gamely to recover and Pau Torres forced a desperate save from Donnarumma before Rogers curled a low shot inches wide.
But Nuno Mendes sucked the life out of Villa Park when he pounced to send a cutback in off the far post to put PSG 2-0 up.
However Youri Tielemans has just given Villa hope as he pulls one back with the help of a deflection off Willian Pacho.
Villa have taken the first step up that mountain!
Aston Villa 1-2 PSG (Agg: 2-5)
37. Oh! Was that a kick out by Achraf Hakimi at John McGinn?!
In typical McGinn fashion, his enthusiasm and momentum took him clattering into the PSG right-back inside the penalty area.
But as both players lay on the ground ahead of a free-kick for the visitors, the Moroccan clearly thrust his boot in the direction of the Scot.
He’s lucky he didn’t make contact, because if he had have done, then referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez and his VAR colleagues would have had a decision to make.
Aston Villa 1-2 PSG (Agg: 2-5)
34. Villa Park has something to celebrate!
Youri Tielemans has the home side on the board for the night, and maybe, just maybe.
Moments after the home side had seen a penalty claim waved away, John McGinn bursts forward and feeds the Belgian to his left.
Tielemans takes a touch, looks up, and thumps a shot goalward that is diverted beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma by a huge Willian Pacho deflection.
Villa won’t care about that though, all they are interested in is the fact that they have hope to cling to and something to chase.
Aston Villa 0-2 PSG (Agg: 1-5)
30. Since scoring the opener this evening, PSG have had more than two-thirds of the football.
This has been tough for the Premier League side so far.
Aston Villa 0-2 PSG (Agg: 1-5)
27. If Nuno Mendes‘ late goal in the Parc des Princes a week ago didn’t kill off Aston Villa’s hopes of winning the tie, this one probably has.
It’s another exquisite finish from the world class left-back too.
Taking Ousmane Dembele’s centre in his stride, he looks up and caresses a curler off the inside of the left post, away from Emiliano Martinez’s outstretched arm.
Two on the night, five for the tie, the Parisians have more than one foot in the Champions League semi-final.
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