Quote from: red4slash on April 09, 2025, 08:12:24 PM

Quote from: Raflesia on April 09, 2025, 07:18:45 PM

It's just that this could be a good thing or even the opposite, even though we know that in the end Aston Villa is currently not too favored in this match but it cannot be denied that for now they are also a dark horse with a pretty good quality counterattack especially this is one of Emery's schemes where they will focus on defense and try to get good momentum in a fast counterattack.
Aston Villa will try to get a draw in this first leg because after all it is already an advantage for them.

This statement was proven in the first half where Aston Villa who focused on defending and waiting for momentum actually took the lead first even though PSG managed to equalize the score for them.

It is actually interesting the scheme that Aston Villa is currently doing where they lose possession of the ball even their shots are only 2 and 1 on target but it is very effective in making PSG a little confused with the surprise goal that was made.
The second half begins, Enrique will clearly try more than the first half especially for their attack scheme which could be a dangerous situation for Aston Villa but it cannot be denied that as long as Unai Emery's troops focus then I think they can take the momentum with a counterattack again like in the first half even though for now the chance is still held very well by PSG.

They played very well, it's just that in the second half there were several things including when at the beginning of the second half they tried to press more but instead they had to lose momentum due to PSG's counterattack which was successfully maximized by Kvaratskhelia in this match.

But it cannot be denied in this match that even though they lost in terms of individual players, Aston Villa played very well even though this also did not really apply in the end because PSG really had extraordinary dominance which made Aston Villa have to be willing to lose 3-1 on aggregate for the first leg.
The second leg will actually look the same even though they will be playing at Villa Park but obviously this is a little difficult, but the chance is still there because everything is possible in the match can still happen even though it cannot be denied that for the current chance they are a little more difficult than expected.