Aston Villa will enter their Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG 3-1 down and will need to produce something special if they want to reach the semi-final for the first time since 1982
Aston Villa need a magic night at home to Paris Saint-Germain tonight if they want to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 43 years. The Premier League side fell to a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of the tie at the Parc des Princes last week.
The Ligue 1 side have emerged as one of the favourites to win what would be their first Champions League title following their impressive performances when knocking out Liverpool in the previous round.
Despite taking the lead through Morgan Rogers in Paris, Luis Enrique's side quickly regrouped and netted an equaliser four minutes later through a stunning Desire Doue strike. Five minutes after half-time, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put the home side 2-1 up before Nuno Mendes' 92nd minute goal gave PSG a healthy lead going into the second leg at Villa Park.
With a thrilling night of action in store this evening, football supporters will not be able to watch the game via Sky Sports or TNT Sports. However, options certainly remain for UK-based fans to tune into the game.
What time is Aston Villa vs PSG?
Aston Villa will host Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park at 8pm this evening in the home side's first Champions League quarter-final appearance since the 1982/83 season.
Both teams are sporting healthy win streaks heading into the clash, with Villa winning their last four in the English top-flight, while the French side are on a lengthy nine-match winning streak in their respective league.
How to watch Aston Villa vs PSG
While the fixture won't be shown live on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, football fans can tune into the clash through Amazon Prime Video. The Prime Video app allows existing members as well as new customers to watch the European action on their mobile devices. newly-subscribed and existing members can watch the action on their mobile devices.
Thanks to a partnership between Amazon and UEFA, football fans are able to watch the match at Villa Park as one of the 17 exclusive Champions League games during the 2024/25 campaign of the competition.
For those yet to become Prime customers, a subscription will run you £8.99 per month or £95 per year, but can capture a 30-day free trial of Prime. However, you may only decide to subscribe to the Prime Video service which costs £5.99 per month. The deal between Amazon and UEFA will remains in place through to the semi-finals of the tournament.
Form and the story so far
Since their surprise 4-1 defeat away to Crystal Palace in February, Unai Emery's side have been in red-hot form and have racked up four straight wins in the league since. Currently seventh in the table, they're level on points with Chelsea in sixth and a point off Manchester City who occupy the final Champions League qualification place.
While their 3-1 defeat in Paris was a hard pill to swallow, they returned to winning ways three days later when dispatching Southampton 3-0, even with Marco Asensio having two penalties saved by Aaron Ramsdale.
The French champions have suffered just four defeats all season, with all four coming in Europe and two of them coming at the hands of English opposition in Arsenal and Liverpool. They've simply been unbeatable in domestic competitions and secured their fourth league title in a row earlier this month with six matches to spare.