After edging Liverpool 2-1 final Tuesday evening at Anfield, Paris Saint-Germain now flip their consideration to a different Premier League opponent, Aston Villa, with a spot within the semifinals on the road.
PSG battled previous Liverpool in a decent contest, in the end needing a penalty shootout to advance. In the meantime, Aston Villa had a far smoother path, dominating Membership Brugge 6-1 on combination within the UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16.
The English facet took the primary leg 3-1 final Wednesday, and the second leg went into further time. Marco Asensio, on mortgage from PSG, scored twice, whereas Ian Maatsen added one other in a 3-0 win to seal the tie.
Rio Ferdinand makes daring declare about PSG
Forward of the tie subsequent month, TNT Sports activities’ Rio Ferdinand made a daring declare about PSG that ought to put Aston Villa on discover. After seeing what the Parisians did to Liverpool, who topped the league part, Ferdinand tells different golf equipment to be careful for the Parisians.
“I’ve seen fantastic people at PSG, world-class gamers, superstars, Galácticos,” Ferdinand stated (h/t ). “However I’ve by no means seen a staff so in sync with one another, sacrificing till the final man.
“Prior to now, there have been all the time two or three gamers who, once they didn’t have the ball, have been a bit indifferent from the remainder of the staff. They solely actually confirmed up once they acquired the ball. They’ll crush any staff, and in case you allow them to dominate possession, they’ll do it brilliantly. However even with out the ball, they are often extremely efficient in transitions.”