After a dramatic battle at Anfield, Paris Saint-Germain edged previous Liverpool 2-1 in further time and now flip their consideration to a different Premier League opponent, Aston Villa, with a spot within the UEFA Champions League semifinals on the road.
PSG needed to dig deep to get previous Liverpool, in the end successful in a tense penalty shootout. In the meantime, Aston Villa had a far simpler path, cruising previous Membership Brugge with a dominant 6-1 combination victory within the Spherical of 16.
The English membership took management with a 3-1 win within the first leg. Within the return match, Marco Asensio—on mortgage from PSG—scored twice, whereas Ian Maatsen added one other in a 3-0 victory to wrap up the tie.
Aston Villa receives warning from Vitinha
Whereas PSG gamers are on worldwide obligation, Vitinha did make an observation that ought to put Aston Villa on discover, revealing what the Premier League membership can count on within the midfield battle when these two sides conflict subsequent month.
“Joao Neves? It’s true that we perceive one another very properly and had an excellent season,” Vitinha stated (h/t ). “We’re performing properly… We have now an excellent dynamic inside the membership however we even have a powerful reference to the gamers right here [with the national team].“