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But then Nuno Mendes provided the coup de grace, the third goal PSG fully deserved. Villa have a colossal task to overturn a deficit next week. Beaten by the youthful brio of Desire Doue and the idiosyncratic virtuosity of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, any comeback would have to come at the expense of a PSG side staking their claim to be Europe’s finest.
Read more Richard Jolly at Parc des Princes 9 April 2025 22:22 “It was more or less the expectation I had before the match – 2-1 or 3-1. We will play at home next week and it will be a huge challenge for us, but we will feel strong at home with our supporters at Villa Park. “Today, we needed to be disciplined in defence and even when we were losing 2-1, we had three approaches in their box.
More or less, we are right in our momentum to be close to a result. The last goal we conceded, we have to accept it. Our mind doesn’t change a lot – we have to win at home and by more than one goal.
“In the first half, we had three or four chances to get in their box, maybe only one chance to score. We needed to be clinical and we were in the first half, not in the second. “We believe in our supporters, we believe in Villa Park and that the players can get the best performance next week.
” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:52 “Well, they are all quality players with a lot of ambition. We try to win and fight every single match. Our supporters are great every single match.
Today, it’s a really nice day for us.” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:48 “They scored that goal that felt a little difficult to accept but we just had to win that match and to score in the last minute was great for us and our confidence. We have to think about the second leg and it’s going to be difficult for sure.
“It’s important to believe in ourselves and the three goals were great, a lot of quality. We’re very happy with the result. It will be difficult [at Villa Park] but we will try to play the same way – it’s our DNA.
” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:45 Rogers opened the scoring with goal of lovely construct in the first half but PSG soon showed their class, with Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia producing standout moments of individual quality. The attacking pair put the hosts ahead at the Parc des Princes before Nuno Mendes added a third, and potentially crucial, goal late on to increase the lead the French capital club will take to Villa Park next week. Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:38 “It was difficult.
They’re a really good team and have stars all over the place. It’s difficult when you have to defend so much and battle. We did but in the end it was the quality from them and maybe some mistakes from us.
“We knew it would be difficult and knew how deadly they are. We didn’t want to just come here and be spectators. “Obviously the scoreline is not in our favour but we’ve got another game and we’ll try and turn it around.
“We’re here for a reason, we’re not here to just compete. We want to keep fighting and normally we have the quality to compete with any team in the world. “There’s loads of belief in the changing room.
We have nothing to lose, nobody thought we’d win the tie in the first place. Why not just go for it? We’ve definitely got the quality to turn things around. It’s not done yet.
” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:34 “It was a difficult side. “We are happy with this result, but we have to keep going as there is the second game and the job is not finished. “This will be a difficult game [at Villa Park], but we have to try play our game and we will see what is happening there.
” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:29 The former England goalkeeper told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Aston Villa were outplayed in every single department. Villa couldn’t live with the quality that PSG have. “Paris St-Germain swarm all over a team.
It is the whole team, every single person, they almost go man-to-man everywhere. “It’s such a difficult team to play against.” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:26 The Prince of Wales said bringing Prince George to Aston Villa’s Champions League quarter-final in Paris was a “big deal”, as he spoke to pundits Ally McCoist and Rio Ferdinand.
William said he was “pretty terrified” and “nervous” during the conversation at the Parc des Princes before the match against Paris St Germain on Wednesday, adding: “I’m wearing all my lucky clothes.” The royal was pictured punching the air and hugging George, who was wearing an Aston Villa scarf, as he celebrated Morgan Rogers giving the Birmingham side a first-half lead. Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:18 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been named Player of the Match.
The Uefa Technical Observer Group said: “He worked very hard during the whole game. “He made himself available and brought the biggest threat, plus he delighted everyone with a piece of magic for the second Paris goal with a finish that had quality and showed individual talent. “It was an example of how to pause and control the tempo of the game when an attacking player enters the opposition’s box.
Everything he did was with intent and quality, both on and off the ball.” Mike Jones 9 April 2025 22:14.
