Aston Villa player ratings vs PSG: Duo shine but star gets 4/10 in Champions League epic

The Champions League adventure is over for Aston Villa despite nearly producing a miracle against Paris Saint-Germain. With the visitors 3-1 up from the first-leg, the tie looked over after 27 minutes as Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes smade it 2-0 in 27 minutes, both rounding off lethal counter attacks.

However, Youri Tielemans breathed life into the contest with a deflected strike before the break. Noise levels then reached fever pitch after half time as John McGinn struck from long range before Ezri Konsa reduced the score to 5-6 on aggregate after 57 minutes. However, despite having chances Unai Emery’s side couldn’t get the extra goal they needed.

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