Aston Villa self-destruct before PSG

Two early goals caused Aston Villa to collapse quickly against PSG.

After a 1-3 defeat in the first leg in France, Villa entered the return leg at Villa Park with the pressure of having to come back against one of the most impressive teams in Europe at the moment. But before their hopes could be kindled, coach Unai Emery and his team were doused with cold water.

After just 11 minutes, PSG scored twice against the home team. First, Achraf Hakimi scored, then full-back Nuno Mendes, making the aggregate score 5-1 for the French representative.

Rooney believes that it was the excessive excitement from the Villa Park stands that caused the Villa players to get carried away, leading to the team pushing too high and conceding two early goals: "We saw the same thing in the Chelsea match, the audience booed every time the home team played the ball. The players were affected by that atmosphere," said Rooney.

"There must be people on the pitch who know how to control their emotions. Someone should have said: 'Calm down, otherwise you will be eliminated early'," the MU legend emphasized.

Aston Villa tried to fight back in the second half but it was too late.

The first goal came after Rashford lost possession when the midfield, specifically Boubacar Kamara, rushed forward with right-back Matty Cash, leaving a large gap on the right flank. Dembele took advantage very quickly and Hakimi finished off the exemplary counter-attack.

In the second situation, Villa stole the ball right in the PSG penalty area but was busy pushing forward. In just a few seconds, the formation was unbalanced, creating conditions for PSG to counterattack with a 4 vs 2 formation, and Mendes did not miss the opportunity to score.

Rooney analyzed: "Villa were too eager to press, while what they needed was to stand firm. They pushed too high too soon and paid the price."

Former striker Daniel Sturridge shared the same opinion: "They had just won the ball but let the centre-back run too far, causing the defence to lose organisation. In just a split second, PSG punished them."

Villa Park fell silent after conceding two early goals. However, the fans quickly returned to cheering enthusiastically when the home team fought back strongly in the second half and reduced the aggregate score to 4-5. However, Villa's efforts were not enough, thereby officially ending their Champions League campaign.

Source: https://znews.vn/aston-villa-tu-huy-truoc-psg-post1546169.html