The TNT Sports panel gave an analysis of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain on a European episode of The Breakdown. Live on TNT Sports and discovery+ on April 9 and 15, the sides clash over two legs. After defeating Liverpool last time out, PSG are likely to start as favorites, but Unai Emery's Villa will be confident that they can cause an upset. Aston Villa should be confident that they can upset Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal due to the attacking talents of Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, and Marco Asensio. PSG defeated Liverpool in the round of 16 and were deserving winners; some consider them to be favorites to win the trophy they have always wanted the most. Hargreaves echoed those sentiments and expressed doubts about whether PSG have the resolve to win the title. Hargreaves added, "I couldn’t think of a better Villa team to counter PSG." "PSG will have all the ball, [but] Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers and Asensio… they’ll get space.
"I believe that winning the Champions League necessitates the ability to win ugly. That sounds crazy but you don’t win with 70% possession trying to pop people off the park.
"Real Madrid are the masters of winning not pretty. I don’t know if PSG can win ugly."
According to Ferdinand, another factor that could work in Villa’s favour is the fact they go away for the first leg.
The atmosphere at Villa Park since their return to the Champions League this season has arguably been unrivaled; therefore, if they are able to maintain their position at the Parc des Princes, the home support might just be enough to get them over the line. "The big thing about this match, and it's important to European football...
where's the second leg? It’s at Villa Park," Ferdinand said. "We know what that atmosphere can be like if they stay in the game from that first leg and the game is live when they get to Villa Park. Everything can be altered by it. "We witnessed PSG with Mbappe and co. travel to Newcastle last season and were wiped out on the day. Everything can be changed by an atmosphere." Before he returns to France with his new team, Asensio will face Nottingham Forest, who currently sits third in the Premier League, with the goal of leading Villa to their seventh consecutive victory. Asensio may be out for revenge next week as Villa come up against PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals. He has scored three goals for his new team in the competition, and when he goes back to the French capital for the first leg, he wants to shock Luis Enrique.
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The TNT Sports panel gave an analysis of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain on a European episode of The Breakdown. Live on TNT Sports and discovery+ on April 9 and 15, the sides clash over two legs. After defeating Liverpool last time out, PSG are likely to start as favorites, but Unai Emery's Villa will be confident that they can cause an upset. Aston Villa should be confident that they can upset Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal due to the attacking talents of Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, and Marco Asensio. PSG defeated Liverpool in the round of 16 and were deserving winners; some consider them to be favorites to win the trophy they have always wanted the most. Hargreaves echoed those sentiments and expressed doubts about whether PSG have the resolve to win the title. Hargreaves added, "I couldn’t think of a better Villa team to counter PSG." "PSG will have all the ball, [but] Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers and Asensio… they’ll get space.
where's the second leg? It’s at Villa Park," Ferdinand said. "We know what that atmosphere can be like if they stay in the game from that first leg and the game is live when they get to Villa Park. Everything can be altered by it. "We witnessed PSG with Mbappe and co. travel to Newcastle last season and were wiped out on the day. Everything can be changed by an atmosphere." Before he returns to France with his new team, Asensio will face Nottingham Forest, who currently sits third in the Premier League, with the goal of leading Villa to their seventh consecutive victory. Asensio may be out for revenge next week as Villa come up against PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals. He has scored three goals for his new team in the competition, and when he goes back to the French capital for the first leg, he wants to shock Luis Enrique.
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