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PSG Survive Aston Villa Remontada

ESPN FC

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Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The FC Crew react to PSG advancing vs Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League quarter final, despite a valiant effort by Aston Villa. Then, they break down Barcelona's 5-3 aggregate win vs Borussia Dortmund in their quarter final. Also, the crew preview Wednesday's Real Madrid vs Arsenal and Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich, and discuss Kylian Mbappe's 1-match-suspension for his challenge this past weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome in to the latest edition of ESPNFC. I'm Dan Thomas joined by Craig Burley and Ali Marano.

0:09.0

When you look at Tuesdays, Champions League ties, you kind of thought, well, they're kind of a foregone conclusion.

0:13.0

Neither actually proved to be that way.

0:15.0

Aston Villa, of course, were 3-1 down against PSG, going into the second leg at Villa Park.

0:20.0

At one stage, they were 5-1 down because of goals from Mendez and in Kimi, but then things were

0:26.1

twist. Tillam was from score, McKin would get a deflected effort, Concer then would make it

0:30.5

3-2 and then a plethora of chances for Unai Emery's side couldn't be converted, PSG hanging

0:37.3

on in the end,

0:38.3

but in the end it is PSG who advanced 5-4 on aggregate.

0:43.8

Frank, goodness, no, what he's wearing.

0:45.9

It's with us, we'll hear from Frank in a moment.

0:49.7

But, Craig, half an hour gone, 5-1 down, switch it off.

0:55.2

Which is what we, certainly how I thought the tie was going to go

0:59.7

because of the quality of this PSG side.

1:02.1

And I was still sitting thinking, yeah, kind of easy to call this one, wasn't it?

1:07.2

You know, Villa, you know, workman light, quarterfinals, back in the Champions League after 40 years, but a bridge too far.

1:14.4

And then, PSG in the second half almost just capitulated.

1:19.5

You know, the defending, the shape.

1:21.7

You know, John McGinn picks the ball up from Pow Torres, midway in his own half.

1:26.2

There's only Votinia in the midfield at this point.

1:28.5

He's going to the left.

1:29.5

He's allowed to run 70 to 80 yards and get a strike away.

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