Paris Saint-Germain host Aston Villa on Wednesday night at Parc des Princes. The Parisians booked their spot in the quarterfinals with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Liverpool in the Round of 16.
Aston Villa had a much smoother path, cruising past Club Brugge with a dominant 6-1 aggregate victory. Both teams head into the clash in good form with the two sides coming off wins this past weekend.
PSG are fresh off sealing their 13th league title with a 1-0 win over Angers SCO, while Villa kept their momentum going with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
The starting 11’s for each team are revealed
Aston Villa announced their starting 11 for the first leg match and Unai Emery opted to have Marco Asensio come off the bench against his former club while Marcus Rashford is in the starting 11.
Team news is in 👊 UP THE VILLA pic.twitter.com/UON4uTAAPj
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 9, 2025
Here’s the starting 11 that PSG manager Luis Enrique will go with to try and take the lead in the first 90 minutes before the scene shifts to Villa Park next week.
📃 La voici ! La compo Rouge et Bleu pour ce match de @ChampionsLeague ! #PSGAVFC I #ALLEZPARIS â¤ï¸ðŸ’™ pic.twitter.com/6jQsV734vJ
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) April 9, 2025
