Aston Villa v PSG Post-Match Thread

[cdbearsfan]

We probably had 5 minutes after Konsa's goal where we couldhave gone on and won it, but they grew back into the game.  Great performance second half.  We just PSG 3-2, that's a reason to celebrate in itself.  Proud to be Villa, if a little sad.

The referee broke up the game and gave them every whistle. Fouls ended 15 - 3.. that's statistically insane.

He was an absolute shitbag if a ref.

Yeah he really played into their hands, giving them everything in the last ten minutes so they could run the clock down. He also basically bullied us into taking McGinn off, negating a lot of our best play. The twat.

[ChicagoLion]

Only +3 mins too

That was nonsense.

[Somniloquism]

Only +3 mins too

That was nonsense.

Nonsense, but he only added 1 in the first half when there was more goals, so not corrupt because they were losing as some have mentioned.

[DB]

Hopefully we can play like that for the rest of the season. Have to pick ourselves up for Sat.

[Exeter 77]

At 2-0 down I would have settled for anything less than humiliation but our resilience was remarkable. John McGinn gave a real captain's performance and dragged us back into it through force of personality and was supported by everyone around him. To fall short by so little is almost heartbreaking but the overall feeling is one of pride.

[Somniloquism]

'Villa rattled PSG in a manner well beyond Man City & Liverpool this season'

McNulty at the BBC. TBH the rest of his spread is his normal self, nothing special.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp8jwn03n5po

[Beard82]

A Liverpool mate texted me to say we gave them way more of a game then they did

[Somniloquism]

Liverpool didn't concede as many, but also didn't score or attack as much as we did in the first leg or the second.

[JUAN PABLO]

Only +3 mins too

the ref was on his arse for a minute too .

[olaftab]

If the French FA hadn't over-ruled one of their own teams, and PSG played the weekend we would have done them.

None of their players tonight would have played in that match even if the French FA had done that in fairness

It's not just about players playing, it is about having time to prepare. PSG were given a full week for their manager and coaching staff to work on us. That is much more than just players resting.

[tomd2103]

Beaten but not bowed.  What a turnaround in the 2nd half as I think most people would have thought we were out of it at 2-0 down on the night.  Thought the officials managed them through the last ten minutes of the game just to make sure.

It was a great effort and we go out not losing at home in the competition, but there is just that tinge of sadness feeling of 'what if'.  What if we hadn't conceded that third goal in Paris?  What if Asensio takes that chance?  The sadness comes with the thought that who knows when we will see a Champions League QF again and that there was somewhat of an.opportunity there given we could have potentially facing Arsenal over two games for a chance to get to the final. 

[olaftab]

At 2-0 down I would have settled for anything less than humiliation but our resilience was remarkable. John McGinn gave a real captain's performance and dragged us back into it through force of personality and was supported by everyone around him. To fall short by so little is almost heartbreaking but the overall feeling is one of pride.

Yes indeed. At 27 minutes gone I was panicking that this could be a very very long night, at 57 gone I was delirious and panicking that there is not much time left to get the additional two gaols that we needed.

[Meanwood Villa]

A night for the ages. I was thinking about 70 minutes what a great game this is regardless of the outcome but I was gutted by full time to see it slip away. In truth, we didn't create much last 20 minutes so needed to get the fourth while our tails were up before then.

[tomd2103]

A night for the ages. I was thinking about 70 minutes what a great game this is regardless of the outcome but I was gutted by full time to see it slip away. In truth, we didn't create much last 20 minutes so needed to get the fourth while our tails were up before then.

Just watched the highlights and we had four real chances after we went 3-2 up.  Tielemans header, Asensio 1 on 1, Konsa missed header off the free-kick and Maatsen's volley at the end.

Tielemans scores that header at that point in the game and the place would have erupted.

[olaftab]

Those boys deserved every bit of applause they got at the end.

That was quite impressive from all of us. Almost no one other than Coopersinjury type left. Every player applauded off and we drowned out PSG celebrations.