Aston Villa 3-2 PSG: Unai Emery 'proud' of Champions League performance and insists his side 'deserve' to play at the level

15 April 2025, 21:48 | Updated: 16 April 2025, 17:58

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has outlined how "proud" he was of his team following their performance against Paris Saint-Germain but insisted his team deserve to play in the Champions League again.

Villa headed into the fixture facing a 3-1 deficit on aggregate following the defeat at the Parc des Princes last week, before conceding two early goals to Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes in the opening 30 minutes of the second leg at Villa Park.

Youri Tielemans' deflected effort pulled one back before half-time, with captain John McGinn and Ezri Konsa striking within the space of two minutes after the restart to tee up a tantalising finish with the scoreline finely poised at 5-4 in the tie.

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