Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain Champions League quarter-final second leg preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news

Aston Villa host Paris in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday 15 April at 21:00 CET.

Match at a glance

When: Tuesday 15 April (21:00 CET)
Where: Villa Park, Birmingham
What: UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg
Who: The 1982 champions against the 2020 finalists
First leg: Paris 3-1 Aston Villa
Next: Winners face Arsenal or Real Madrid in semi-finals
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here

Where to watch the game on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

What do you need to know?

Stunning strikes from Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Mendes earned a comeback success for Paris in the first leg, after the visitors stunned the Parc des Princes with Morgan Rogers' 35th-minute opener, putting the French side in a promising position to come through a fourth consecutive Champions League quarter-final tie. Doué was picked over Bradley Barcola for that first meeting and that selection proved a master stroke from Luis Enrique as the 19-year-old scored for a fourth game in a row for the Ligue 1 champions.

The English side are still very much in the tie though and, having won ten of their last 12 UEFA competition matches at home, will be confident in turning the tide at Villa Park. The Villans have also opened the scoring in eight of their 11 Champions League matches this season – do that again here and the heat will truly be on Paris.

Possible line-ups

Villa: Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Rashford; Watkins
Misses next match if booked: Digne, Disasi, Kamara, Rashford

Paris: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
Misses next match if booked: Fabián Ruiz

Form guide

Villa

Form: WLWWWW
Latest: Southampton 0-3 Aston Villa, Premier League, 12/04

Paris

Form: WWWWWW
Latest: Paris 3-1 Aston Villa, Champions League quarter-final first leg, 09/04

What the coaches say

Unai Emery, Aston Villa coach: "I have experiences of comebacks, both positive and negative. But now, it’s something different. We want to write the history of Aston Villa. Last year in the Conference League, this year in the Champions League and hopefully for years to come in Europe."

Luis Enrique, Paris coach: "Favourites? The road to the Champions League is paved with favourite teams that were eliminated. We won the first leg, but we're not going forward with any certainty, because we have this ambition to win. We want to show that we have the level to reach the semi-finals."

Reporter's view

Matthew Howarth, match reporter
Nuno Mendes' added-time goal in Paris may have left Villa with a mountain to climb, but Unai Emery's side come into this game with the wind in their sails. The Midlands club have won eight of their past nine games in all competitions, while only Premier League leaders Liverpool have collected more points in England's top flight since 15 February. Emery has overseen some memorable results at Villa Park this term, but progressing to the semi-finals at the expense of the Ligue 1 champions would surely top the lot.

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