Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Aston Villa FC, Champions League 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Aston Villa FC — Champions League at Parc des Princes.
- Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Maurizio Mariani
- Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
- Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni
13 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Apr Aston Villa FC H 3–1 W 05 Apr Angers SCO H 1–0 W 29 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 6–1 W 16 Mar Olympique de Marseille H 3–1 W 11 Mar Liverpool FC A 5–1 W 08 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L 05 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 02 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–0 W 30 Mar Preston North End FC A 3–0 W 12 Mar Club Brugge KV H 3–0 W 08 Mar Brentford FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Paris Saint-Germain FC0-152/–16-301/131-452/146-602/–61-752/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Parc des Princes that hosts another battle between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Aston Villa FC.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Paris Saint-Germain FC that had 520 games and scored 844 goals.
- 10' Paris Saint-Germain FC is showing some good football. However, Paris Saint-Germain FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Fabian Ruiz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
- 17' Matty Cash is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Paris Saint-Germain FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Morgan Rogers puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
- 39' What a strike from Desire Doue! The score is 1-1.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Axel Disasi. He replaces Matty Cash on 46 minute.
- 49' GOAL! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores on 49. Assisted by Fabian Ruiz
- 54' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Jacob Ramsey departs to be replaced by Marco Asensio.
- 64' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 69' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Marco Asensio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' The whistle greets Fabian Ruiz as he departs to be replaced by Warren Zaire-Emery.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Paris Saint-Germain FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' Ollie Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 79 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Ian Maatsen. He replaces Youri Tielemans on 80 minute.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 90' Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Ramos is hanging Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the field on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Paris Saint-Germain FC players.
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Lineups
Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 10
- 8
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- 7
- 25
- 35
- 51
- 17
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14
Desire Doue ↓ Bradley Barcola 72'
- 87
Bench
- 3
- 21
- 39
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9
Goncalo Ramos ↑ 90'
- 80
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29
Bradley Barcola ↑ 72'
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33
Warren Zaire-Emery ↑ 72'
- 19
- 24
- 49
Coach Luis EnriqueAston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 27
- 12
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9
Marcus Rashford ↓ Ollie Watkins 79'
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Matty Cash ↓ Axel Disasi 46'
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7
John McGinn ↓ Amadou Onana 80'
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Youri Tielemans ↓ Ian Maatsen 80'
- 44
- 14
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41
Jacob Ramsey ↓ Marco Asensio 59'
Bench
- 5
- 6
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11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 79'
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Axel Disasi ↑ 46'
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21
Marco Asensio ↑ 59'
- 25
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22
Ian Maatsen ↑ 80'
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24
Amadou Onana ↑ 80'
- 26
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Coach Unai Emery -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nuno Mendes 2 Morgan Rogers 1 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1 Desire Doue 1 Ezri Konsa 1 John McGinn 1 Youri Tielemans 1 Achraf Hakimi 1 Head to Head
Paris Saint-Germain FC Form
2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-05 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 Angers SCO W 2025-03-29 AS Saint-Étienne 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-03-16 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-03-11 Liverpool FC 1–5 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-03-08 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC WAston Villa FC Form
2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-12 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Club Brugge KV W 2025-03-08 Brentford FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.79 Paris Saint-Germain FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Paris Saint-Germain FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.94Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw 77%Draw or Aston Villa FC 48%Paris Saint-Germain FC or Aston Villa FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 0 8.7%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 0 7.1%1 – 2 6%3 – 1 Actual2 – 2 5.4%0 – 1 5.3%3 – 0 4.9%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC
Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.