Their players were rattled. Their goalkeeper was pulling off save after save. For Paris Saint-Germain, another brutal “remontada” looked on the cards in the Champions League.
This time, the French champions just about hung on.
PSG staved off a gallant fightback by Aston Villa to reach the semifinals of Europe’s top competition despite a 3-2 loss to the English club on Tuesday.
Holding a 3-1 lead from last week’s quarterfinal first leg, PSG built a four-goal cushion thanks to goals by full backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes inside 27 minutes at Villa Park.