PSG vs Aston Villa team news: Lineups confirmed for Champions League quarter-final
The confirmed lineups for Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League.
Kick-off is fast approaching for tonight’s highly-anticipated Champions League quarter-final first leg clash at the Parc des Princes.
Luis Enrique and Unai Emery have named their lineups as they seek to gain an aggregate advantage before next Tuesday’s second leg at Villa Park.
For PSG, this is another step towards their potential inaugural Champions League title after 12 successive campaigns in the competition without clinching the trophy. The Parisiens have reached one final in their history, a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in 2019/20. Winning this tie would be enough to secure a spot in the semi-finals for the fourth time.
For Villa, this is uncharted territory this century. The Villans are enjoying their first campaign in Europe’s elite competition since they famously won it back in 1982. Emery’s men have already surpassed all expectations to reach this point but progressing to the semi-finals would be even more sensational. Beating PSG is quite the task, however.
After making eight changes for the 2-1 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest, Emery has reverted to a more full-strength XI tonight. There are eight changes once again, so effectively unchanged from the 3-0 victory away at Brighton & Hove Albion. Interestingly for PSG, Bradley Barcolla is named on the bench.
PSG vs Aston Villa lineups
Without further ado, here are the two teams in full.
PSG XI: Donnarumma (GK); Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG subs: Safonov (GK), Tenas (GK), Kimpembe, G. Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Barcola, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye.
Villa XI: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Ramsey; Rogers, Rashford.
Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Proctor (GK), Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Bogarde, Onana, Barkley, Asensio, Watkins.