Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will face PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals, giving him a shot at redemption for PSG’s infamous 2017 collapse. Villa’s stunning European run under Emery sets up a thrilling clash, with belief growing that they can challenge the French giants.
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00:00Aston Villa manager Unai Emery will get a shot at redemption for perhaps the lowest moment of his
00:08illustrious European career as his side prepares to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
00:15quarterfinals. Villa's emphatic 3-0 win over Club Brugia at Villa Park sealing a 6-1 aggregate
00:21triumph not only booked their place in the last eight but also set up a thrilling clash
00:27with one of Europe's powerhouses. For Villa it's a continuation of an extraordinary European
00:34campaign under Emery, a manager with a proven track record on the continental stage.
00:40But for Emery himself it's personal. The Spaniard's previous spell at PSG between
00:452016 and 2018, though yielding a Ligue 1 title in domestic cups, was overshadowed by a catastrophic
00:53Champions League exit to Barcelona in 2017 when PSG famously let a 4-0 first leg league slip
01:00to lose 6-1 at Camp Nou. That night remains a painful blemish on Emery's European resume
01:06and now is a chance to write a new story, this time in Villa colours.
01:12Of course to play a quarterfinal is fantastic. It's fantastic, we are very excited, very motivated
01:18against everything we were expecting to play. Of course to play against PSG is very difficult,
01:27they show their capacity playing against Liverpool and it's been a really huge challenge
01:35for us to be in the club, for the supporters or visiting Paris and I will visit there,
01:42playing against them, it's been fantastic. Villa fans will believe that with Emery's
01:47tactical acumen their team can take the fight to a PSG site that has already
01:52knocked out Liverpool and looks a genuine contender for the title.
01:57For Emery, guiding Villa to the semi-finals of Europe's biggest competition
02:01would be a landmark achievement both for the club and for his own managerial career.
02:07Now as Villa prepare for PSG there's a real sense of something special brewing at Villa Park.