Aston Villa FC took a significant step in their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 3–2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain FC in the quarter-final first leg on 15 April 2025.
In a tense and entertaining encounter, the Premier League side found a way past the French giants to secure a narrow but valuable advantage heading into the return leg. The match, part of the quarter-final stage and played on matchday 2 of the tie, finished with Villa scoring three times to PSG’s two.
Specific details such as goal scorers, timings of the goals, bookings, and substitutions were not made available in the official data feed for this fixture. As a result, the exact narrative of how the game unfolded on the pitch remains unclear, beyond the confirmed full-time scoreline.
Even without full event data, the result alone underlines the scale of Aston Villa’s achievement. Overcoming PSG, one of Europe’s most expensively assembled and experienced Champions League squads, puts Villa in a strong but far from decisive position. A single goal separates the teams, leaving the tie finely balanced ahead of the second leg in Paris.
For PSG, scoring twice away from home keeps them firmly in contention, and the Ligue 1 side will expect to respond on their own turf. Aston Villa, meanwhile, will travel to France knowing that even a draw in the return fixture could be enough to send them into the semi-finals of Europe’s premier club competition.
Further match information, when available, can be found on Ballaxy’s dedicated pages for the UEFA Champions League, Aston Villa FC, and Paris Saint-Germain FC, as well as the full match overview here.
UEFA Champions League Standings
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arsenal FC
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 24 | W D D W L |
| 2 |
FC Bayern München
|
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 21 | D L W W D |
| 3 |
Liverpool FC
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 18 | L L L W L |
| 4 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| 5 |
FC Barcelona
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 16 | W L L D L |
| 6 |
Chelsea FC
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 7 |
Sporting Clube de Portugal
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | D L D L D |
| 8 |
Manchester City FC
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 16 | L L W L L |
| 9 |
Real Madrid CF
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 15 | L L L L W |
| 10 |
FC Internazionale Milano
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | L W D D W |
| 11 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 14 | D W W W W |
| 12 |
Newcastle United FC
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
| 13 |
Juventus FC
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 | L W L D W |
| 14 |
Club Atlético de Madrid
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | L D L W L |
| 15 |
Atalanta BC
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | L L D W L |
| 16 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | L L W L W |
| 17 |
Borussia Dortmund
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 11 | W L W D D |
| 18 |
PAE Olympiakos SFP
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 | |
| 19 |
Club Brugge KV
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | L L W W L |
| 20 |
Galatasaray SK
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | |
| 21 |
AS Monaco FC
|
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 10 | D L L W L |
| 22 |
Qarabağ Ağdam FK
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 | |
| 23 |
FK Bodø/Glimt
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 9 | |
| 24 |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 | L L D W W |
| 25 |
Olympique de Marseille
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | |
| 26 |
Paphos FC
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | |
| 27 |
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 9 | |
| 28 |
PSV
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | D L W L W |
| 29 |
Athletic Club
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | |
| 30 |
SSC Napoli
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 | |
| 31 |
FC København
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 | |
| 32 |
AFC Ajax
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 | |
| 33 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 4 | |
| 34 |
SK Slavia Praha
|
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 3 | |
| 35 |
Villarreal CF
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 1 | |
| 36 |
FK Kairat
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 1 |
