The big day has arrived. Paris Saint-Germain challenges Aston Villa on the lawn of the Parc des Princes for this first round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. A shock for which the troops of Luis Enrique are logically in the position of big favorite, PSG having become a regular in these European meetings, while the Villans had not played a quarter of the Champions League since 1983.
Caution at his pre -match press conference and not clearly taking his opponent high, Luis Enrique will also celebrate his 100th match on the key bench of the capital, hoping to add a 70th victory to his counter. A match also marked by the reunion between Unai Emery and Paris Saint-Germain, while Marco Asensio will surely also be to hurt the one who is always his club contractually.
Only one lack of weight in Paris
For this duel, Luis Enrique can bet on classic. Donnarumma will be present in the cages, with William Pacho and Lucas Beraldo in front of him, the Brazilian thus replacing his compatriot Marquinhos who is suspended. On the sides, we will find Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi. The trio of the middle will be made up of Vitinha, João Neves and Fabian Ruiz, while in front, the Spanish coach should bet on Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué.
Opposite, Unai Emery can also count on her eleven gala. The sulphurous Emiliano Martinez will defend the cages, with a quartet composed of Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa and Matty Cash before him. Two well -known players from Ligue 1 fans, Youri Tielemans and Boubacar Kamara, will compose the midfield of the Birmingham stable. In front of them, Jacob Ramsey, John McGinn and Morgan Rodgers, while Marcus Rashford will be the offensive reference of the Villans, who will have players in the caliber of Marco Asensio or Ollie Watkins on the bench…
