On Wednesday, April 9, the first match of the 1/4 finals of the UEFA Champions League of the 2024/25 season between PSG and Aston Villa will take place. The match will be held at the Parisians' home stadium, Parc des Princes, with the game starting at 22:00 Kyiv time, writes IZ with reference to the material of TSN.
PSG began their play-off campaign in the round of 32, where they won two convincing 10-0 aggregate victories over Brest (3-0 in the first leg and 7-0 in the second leg). In the round of 16, the French giants faced Liverpool, where they only managed to advance on penalties after two games (0-1, 1-0).
English side Aston Villa have qualified for the round of 16, where they comfortably beat Belgian side Club Brugge. Unai Emery's side won the two legs, 3-1 away and 3-0 at home, to secure a place in the quarter-finals.
PSG is approaching the match as the reigning French champion – the club has guaranteed itself first place in Ligue 1 ahead of schedule, becoming the first among all teams from the top 5 European leagues to win the national championship in the 2024/25 season.
For viewers in Ukraine, the live broadcast of the match between PSG and Aston Villa will be exclusively shown by the MEGOGO media service. The match will be available live with Ukrainian commentary.
Bookmakers consider Luis Enrique's team the favorite in this confrontation. The odds for PSG to win in the first match are 1.41 . The odds for a draw are 5.00 , and for Aston Villa to win are 7.50 . In the context of reaching the semi-finals, the Parisians' chances are estimated at 1.26 , while the Birmingham team's passage is 4.05 .
The return leg between PSG and Aston Villa is scheduled for April 15. It will be held at the English club's ground in Birmingham. The winner of this match will advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they will face the winner of the Arsenal-Real Madrid match.
Meanwhile, in the other part of the playoff bracket, there are two more confrontations: Bayern vs. Inter and Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund. The winners of these duels will form the second semifinal pair of the tournament.
As a reminder, it was previously reported that Bayern and Inter will meet in Munich in the battle for the Champions League semi-finals.