The final battles for the last 8 in the Champions League — 2nd Leg ties…

Tuesday 15 April 2025
20:00 Aston Villa v PSG — Amazon Prime Video
20:00 Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona — TNT Sports 1

Wednesday 16 April 2025
20:00 Inter Milan v Bayern Munich — TNT Sports 2
20:00 Real Madrid v Arsenal — TNT Sports 1

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Michael Kenrick
1 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:34:46
Quite the comeback for Villa — surely dead and buried at 1-5 on aggregate after 30 minutes.

Now 4-5 on aggregate and another goal needed with 15 minutes left.

Julian Exshaw
2 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:37:17
I didn't see it happening, Michael.

I still reckon they'll fall short.

Danny O'Neill
3 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:40:45
I'm torn here. I should want Villa to do it and would be made up for them.

But the footballing purist in me likes this PSG team.

Julian Exshaw
4 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:42:58
Amazing how far Villa have come, Danny.

What did they do that we didn't or couldn't?

Robert Tressell
5 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:47:02
Magnificent effort by Villa - brilliant game.
Danny O'Neill
6 Posted 15/04/2025 at 21:52:03
I've no idea Julian. Similar sized club, similar history. Similar support base.

Got relegated twice in my lifetime, but came back.

An example that anything is possible no matter how bad it gets.

Unlucky Villa. Gave it a real go. I'll go and console the inlaws.

Paul Hewitt
7 Posted 15/04/2025 at 22:03:57
So now I hope Arsenal win the Champions League.
Danny O'Neill
8 Posted 15/04/2025 at 22:19:36
Further contemplating that, win, lose or draw, all any supporter wants is for their team to compete and give it a go, even when the odds are stacked against.

Villa have done that over both legs against arguably the best team in Europe at the moment. No sitting back and hoping for the best. They went for it.

I still think it will be a PSG v Barcelona final, the dream final if you like. But then quite often, those type of matches fail to live up to the hype and expectation.

Tony Abrahams
9 Posted 15/04/2025 at 22:46:35
Football at its finest and although I would also describe myself as a purist Danny, I don’t see anything wrong with the way Aston Villa, currently play the beautiful game.

I remember being on holiday not long before covid, and Villa, who had just been promoted, turned Everton over two nil, by playing with the type of honest endeavour,that you expect from a newly promoted team.

They played with that same honest endeavour tonight but they have now added a lot of genuine quality and were actually very unlucky against arguably the most fluent team in the competition tonight.

I hope they win the FA Cup, and it actually wouldn’t surprise me to see them fighting for the premier league next season, if they can become a more consistent outfit.

Brian Denton
10 Posted 15/04/2025 at 22:49:45
Villa relegated 4 times in my lifetime, Danny!

The tricksy quiz question element is that not all those relegations were from top flight to second flight.

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