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The quality of Aston Villa and Liverpool is very different in the domestic league. But I think in the Champions League it will be different. Because there is a very different motivation here too. PSG, which had struggled since the early stages of the UCL, turned out to be able to beat Liverpool very well. And the opposite could happen, namely Aston Villa, who are not favorites, could be the ones who succeed in stopping PSG. This is the Champions League where all the teams that have made it to this stage have their own advantages. Remember last season Dortmund also managed to get to the final by beating many strong teams along the way to the final. And at that time Dortmund were not favorites at all. But I have to be honest, I would also prefer PSG because statistically PSG is still the favorite in many ways.
Aston Villa take a slightly easier path route than PSG to reach the quarter-finals, but their strength should not be underestimated. In theory, PSG is indeed more favored, they have better mentality and experience than Aston Villa. The manager factor is also very influential, where Luis Enrique has a better understanding of the competition in the Champions League than Unai Emery.
Speaking of surprises, although not impossible, Aston Villa chances of doing so are very low, especially if PSG plays well like when facing Liverpool, it can be ascertained that PSG will advance to the semi finals. Overall, this match is, in my opinion, easy to predict, because PSG looks far more dominant, just like the Arsenal versus Real Madrid match.