Paris Saint-Germain’s quest for a maiden UEFA Champions League title continues with an intriguing quarterfinal clash against Aston Villa.
Luis Enrique’s side sealed the Ligue 1 title with a 1-0 weekend win over Angers, giving them renewed impetus for their European quest.
Villa, who were European champions back in 1981/82, have impressed on their return to Europe’s top competition and boss Unai Emery might feel he has a point to prove against his former club.
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PSG vs. Aston Villa score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| PSG | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 0 |
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Lineups:
PSG (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Donnarumma (GK) — 2. Hakimi, 35. Beraldo, 51. Pacho, 25. Nuno Mendes — 17. Vitinha, 8. Fabian Ruiz, 87. Joao Neves — 14. Doue, 10. Demble, 7. Kvaratskhelia.
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1, right to left): 23. Martinez (GK) — 2. Cash, 4. Konsa, 14. Torres, 12. Digne — 44. Kamara, 8. Tielemans — 7. McGinn, 27. Rogers, 41. Ramsey — 9. Rashford.
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PSG vs. Aston Villa live updates, highlights, and commentary
21 mins: Digne brings down Doue on the other side and PSG have a set-piece on the right. Taken short once more and Kvaratskhelia’s eventual cross is headed clear by Kamara.
18 mins: Taken short to Hakimi, who lines a shot up from all of 30 yards. He loses his footing so doesn’t make a completely clean contact. Routine save for Martinez.
17 mins: Konsa caught in possession and Kvartaskhelia is all over him. Away he goes and Cash bring the Georgian star down to earn a booking. That’s a long time on the tight rope to come for the Aston Villa right-back.
15 mins: Hakimi darts into the Villa box from the right. Martinez is out sharply for a smothering save. Villa are set up to contain but they need some sort of spell in possession soon or this could get really gruelling.
10 mins: Kvaratskhelia twisting and turning Cash, who could be in for a long night. Nuno Mendes comes to join in the fun from left-back and has a shot blocked.
7 mins: Strong early pressure from PSG. Corner taken short, here’s Kvaratskhelia. He could have gone down there under Kamara’s challenge. The ball breaks to Dembele, who draws a fine stop from Martinez.
3 mins: Delightful feet from Doue, a surprise starter ahead of Bradley Barcola. That opens up space for Dembele, who hacks high and wide from distance.
Kickoff: 1st Half
Villa get us underway.
5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams. A crackling atmosphere for both of them.
15 mins before kickoff: Did you have a member of the British monarchy talking in some detail about how Villa might look to play through and bypass the PSG press on your bingo card for tonight? Nope, me neither.
Welcome to Parc des Princes, Prince William! 👋
The Prince of Wales, and Aston Villa fan, joins @rioferdy5 and @Ally_McCoist9 to talk about the Villans’ Champions League clash against PSG 🗣️@KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/AttIJDHxkK
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 9, 2025
30 mins before kickoff: It’s already packed and loud in the Parc des Princes. For all the talk of PSG’s transformative Qatari cash and their global-facing brand, their ultras are as formidably passionate as any across Europe. The atmosphere will be something to savour.
1 hour before kickoff: For the hosts, Desire Doue completes the exciting front three alongside Dembele and Kvaratskhelia. Fabian Ruiz, Joao Nevez and Vitinha have been as good as any midfield combination in Europe this season. A delight to watch.
1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: Here’s the Villa lineup for tonight. Marcus Rashford starts but Marco Asencio is only on the bench against his parent club.
Team news is in 👊 UP THE VILLA pic.twitter.com/UON4uTAAPj
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 9, 2025
1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: It should come as no surprise to anybody that Aston Villa goalkeeper, and Argentina’s hero in their 2022 World Cup win over France, has been on the wind-up. It’ll be a hostile atmosphere inside the Parc des Princes tonight. Expect Martinez to relish it.
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Paris Saint-Germain vs. Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League. PSG were crowned French champions once again at the weekend. Can Luis Enrique lead them to that elusive maiden European title?
PSG vs. Aston Villa kick off time
This UEFA Champions League match kicks off in Paris at 9 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, Apr 9 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, Apr 9 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, Apr 9 | 8:00 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Thu, Apr 10 | 6:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Thu, Apr 10 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
PSG vs. Aston Villa lineups, team news
A big responsibility falls on the shoulders of Lucas Beraldo as the replacement for suspended PSG captain Marquinhos.
Luis Enrique gave Ousmane Dembele a bit of rest over the weekend, but returns to the front three alongside Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue
The only injury concern for PSG was Kang-in Lee, but he has returned to training made the bench.
PSG (4-3-3, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Nuno Mendes — Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Joao Neves — Doue, Demble, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG subs: Safonov (GK), Tenas (GK), Kimpembe, Goncalo Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Barcolo, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye.
Marcus Rashford starts up front for Aston Villa, with Ollie Watkins on the bench alongside on-loan PSG star Marco Asensio.
Ross Barkley takes a place on the bench having not played since January due to a calf injury but Leon Bailey remains absent.
Pau Torres partners Ezri Konsa at centre-back, with Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans selected as the midfield two.
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1, right to left): E. Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne — Kamara, Tielemans — McGinn, M. Rogers, Ramsey — Rashford.
Aston Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Proctor (GK), Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Bogarde, Onana, Barkley, Asensio, Watkins.
PSG vs. Aston Villa live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League quarterfinal first leg across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
