PSGVilla picked up a really good fight when you consider that they were facing what currently is the best team in the world and back to back UCL winners, also they can be proud cause they had some key players missing, PSG had his main , if not full squad available, they were solid at the back but they were missing some passes that helped PSG attack more, some Villa players were absolutely unreal and gave a top performance and complimented really well within each other like George Hemmings and Ian Maatsen, also Brian Madjo gave a really good performance and i really think he has great potential to be a top striker, the first half started quite slow and PSG started to have some control and Vitinha started to appear more and then Kvaratskhelia scored a banger , PSG had more chances but easy for Bizot, in the end of the first half Villa tried to create more chances through Buendia and McGinn, specially his crosses helped Madjo have 3 good chances and helped him score one goal to equalize the game. In the second half Dembélé was brought in by PSG and helped create more chances and Doué finally scored after Villa's defense completely fell off and though it was offside so they didn't run back, Aston Villa changes helped them create more chances but Safonov made great saves and then PSG made more substitutions, regained the control they already had before, in the last minutes of the game both teams noticed the intensity, took a toll on both on them and that let into counter attacks but Villa couldn't keep up with the pressure anymore and the changes they made lowered the level compared to the first half and wasted some opportunities, Emery aggressive offside trap didn't work at all, it was a mistake in my opinion, as it limited the midfield, PSG vertical transitions destroyed it, Luis Enrique stretched the pitch and forced Villa defensive block to extend and collapse, also he used very well his players and managed their minutes well
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