Entering the quarter-finals of the Champions League, PSG was extremely confident because he led Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg. In fact, the French team joined the excitement in the rematch, when the 2-0 lead (total score 5-1) thanks to the early goals of Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.
However, Aston Villa has shown praiseworthy determination. They repeatedly scored 3 more goals to shorten the gap to only 1 goal and seemed to have nearly a overthrow.
Luckily for PSG, when goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma played well to prevent Aston Villa from scoring more goals. In the end, Paris representatives lost 2-3 in the second leg, but won 5-4 after two matches and entered the Champions League semi-finals.
After the match, striker Ousmane Dembele of PSG won the best player award. Even so, he did not care about this honor. When the podium received the prize, the face of the French star looked very moody.
Dembele explained his attitude from the dissatisfaction with PSG's performance. He shared with Canal+: “We think we are too good. With a score of 2-1, we think we are eligible to continue and that's it.
But the Champions League is always very different. You will meet rivals with passionate fans and they can reverse everything. We need more determination in the semi -finals. ”
Despite almost stumbling in front of Aston Villa, PSG is still the leading candidate for the championship. The French star continued: "This match will help us in the future. PSG is eligible to continue and be happy because of that. The whole team will try their best to reach the final."
For Dembele alone, he is in the highest season of his career. After 42 matches, the PSG star scored 32 goals and 11 assists. Now, Dembele is aiming at the first Champions League championship for himself and the club, which will make his season perfect.
