Aston Villa face difficult trip to Paris Saint-Germain but can keep Champions League hopes alive for second leg
It should come as no surprise at all that Paris Saint-Germain have already wrappe up the Ligue 1 title.
But Aston Villa should take heed that PSG have done so โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที by avoiding defeat, winning 23 of 28 matches and drawing the other five.
They also beat Liverpool on penalties to reach the Champions League quarter-finals where they will entertain Unai Emery’s men in the first leg before crossing the Channel in an attempt to replicate their success at Anfield.
The Villa boss was in charge at the Parc des Princes between 2016 and 2018 and would love nothing better than to get one over his former employers by taking the Midlands club to a semi-final showdown with either Arsenal or Real Madrid.
Seven consecutive victories in all competitions have put Villa in contention for another season of Champions League football next term by finishing in a Premier League qualification place and they also have an FA Cup semi-final with Crystal Palace at Wembley to look forward to.
Saturday’s 2-1 win at home to third-place Nottingham Forest shows Villa can handle the pressure of a big occasion but it still looks a big ask for them to keep PSG’s exciting young side in check.
A home win in a match in which both sides score is 7/4 with Betway and Coral while a 2-1 PSG success is 15/2 with.
Red-hot Ousmane Dembele is 11/10 with Paddy Power and Betfair to score for PSG and Morgan Rogers can reply for Villa at 5/1 with the same firms.
LaLiga leaders Barcelona appear too strong for Borussia Dortmund in their quarter-final first leg at Montjuic and are evens with Ladbrokes and Coral to lead HT/FT.
• Carlos Alcaraz lost his first match in Miami last time out and could also make an early exit from the Monte Carlo Masters.
Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo is in cracking form and can gain immediate revenge for his straight-sets, quarter-final defeat to the Spaniard on the hard courts at Indian Wells last month.