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Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg
Apr 9, 2025 at 8pm UK
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Doue (39'), Kvaratskhelia (49'), Mendes (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Rogers (35')
Cash (17')

Paris Saint Germain vs. Aston Villa team news: Does Unai Emery start with Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins?

PSG, Villa starting lineups confirmed: Rashford, Watkins decisions made for CL tie
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Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa reveal their starting lineups for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in France.

Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa have announced their first XIs for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night.

On his first return to Parc des Princes since leaving in 2018, Unai Emery had a major decision to make over who to start out of Marcus Rashford and Ollie Watkins.

While the option was to select both of them, the Spaniard has instead gone for Rashford down the middle, leaving Watkins on the substitutes' bench.

Emery has retained just three players from the team that started against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, with Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers keeping their spots.

Having come through 90 minutes against Brighton & Hove Albion last Wednesday, Pau Torres gets the nod over Axel Disasi in the centre of defence.

Despite being eligible to face his parent club, Villa loanee Marco Asensio is only named among the replacements alongside the likes of Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager Luis Enrique pictured on February 23, 2025© Iconsport

Dembele returns for PSG

Meanwhile, PSG boss Luis Enrique - as expected - has recalled Ousmane Dembele to his attack having handed the forward a rest at the weekend.

Nuno Mendes is restored to left-back in place of Lucas Hernandez, while Joao Neves is back in the centre of midfield.

Warren Zaire-Emery and Goncalo Ramos are the other two players to drop down to the substitutes' bench.

Paris Saint-Germain XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Subs: Tenas, Safonov, Barcola, Hernandez, Kimpembe, Lee, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ramos, Zaire-Emery

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Kamara, Tielemans, Ramsey; Rogers; Rashford

Subs: Olsen, Proctor, Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Bogarde, Onana, Barkley, Asensio, Watkins

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