Aston Villa 3-2 PSG: A crazy scenario

In the early hours of April 16th, Aston Villa scored two goals at the start of the second half to rekindle hopes of a comeback against PSG.

As promised before the match, Ousmane Dembele and his teammates went on the offensive, despite having already won 3-1 in the first leg. After just 11 minutes, the opening goal came for the reigning Ligue 1 champions. Emiliano Martinez miscontrolled Bradley Barcola's cross, allowing Achraf Hakimi to comfortably finish into the home team's net.

Aston Villa surged forward and created two chances in quick succession in the 19th and 24th minutes. However, Pau Torres and Morgan Rodgers were unable to capitalize on these opportunities to reduce the deficit. The Premier League side were so focused on attacking that they left huge gaps in their defense. In the 27th minute, PSG launched a counter-attack and immediately scored their second goal.

Dembele made a powerful run down the right wing before passing the ball across to Nuno Mendes, who finished with a powerful shot into the far corner, giving Martinez no chance to save. At this point, the aggregate score after two legs was 5-1 in favor of PSG.

PSG played impressively despite being the away team at Villa Park.

Just when all hope seemed lost, the home team unexpectedly scored a goal to narrow the gap in the 34th minute. After a combination play in the midfield, Youri Tielemans' shot deflected off a visiting player, changing direction and going into the net.

Source: https://znews.vn/aston-villa-3-2-psg-kich-ban-dien-ro-post1546131.html