PSG vs Aston Villa - CL QF 1st leg - pre match thread

[ADVILLAFAN]

Think you could argue that we're more likely to be the last English team standing in the Champion's League than Arsenal, which is nice.

[Rigadon]

I'm not sure he'll start Onana and Kamara unless it's a 'backs against the wall' approach - I'm not sure we'd see out 90+ minutes there doing that without conceding a couple of goals.  If were are going to press effectively, we need McGinn or Watkins in the team.  Not sure Watkins is up to it at the moment - we might well need to take every chance we get if we're to get through.

So many options, which is amazing.  I don't doubt Emery will find the best solution.

[cdbearsfan]

Probably not, because our second leg is before theirs. If we both go out, they'll be last team in it.  If we both go through, they'll be favourites against us. If they go through and we go out, obviously they'll be last surviving English team.

[London Villan]

I'm not sure he'll start Onana and Kamara unless it's a 'backs against the wall' approach - I'm not sure we'd see out 90+ minutes there doing that without conceding a couple of goals.  If were are going to press effectively, we need McGinn or Watkins in the team.  Not sure Watkins is up to it at the moment - we might well need to take every chance we get if we're to get through.

So many options, which is amazing.  I don't doubt Emery will find the best solution.

I think he'll start McGinn in place of Onana, but there might be a surprise in the lineup to keep PSG guessing.

[sid1964]

An English side needs to win a European tie this week to guarantee that the side that finishes 5th in the premier league gets a champions league spot next season.

Let’s hope that we win our game.

[JUAN PABLO]

McGinn wil start and Ollie wont , think he will go with Rashford .

[Somniloquism]

An English side needs to win a European tie this week to guarantee that the side that finishes 5th in the premier league gets a champions league spot next season.

Let’s hope that we win our game.

TBH the above is like saying a team 12 points and -20 GD behind their rival with 4 games to go could still finish above them. Mathematically it might still be possible, but in reality, the odds are so long that put a fiver on and it should cover your ST for next season,

[ADVILLAFAN]

PSG fans seem to be worrying about Rashford's pace against their CBs, especially with Marquinhos out.

Apparently Maatsen gave their defence fits last Season, for Dortmund.

[PeterWithesShin]

Imagine as the final whistle went at Craven Cottage someone told you that in two and a half years time PSG would be worried about playing us in a CL QF.

[Somniloquism]

PSG fans seem to be worrying about Rashford's pace against their CBs, especially with Marquinhos out.

Apparently Maatsen gave their defence fits last Season, for Dortmund.

Just watched the highlights of both legs and didn't see him much at all. PSG hit the post/bar about 7 times across the legs though but were caught out first leg with a goal similar to Rashford / Rogers in the last two matches, over the top pass and defence taken out for a 1 on 1.

[rob_bridge]

Rashford to start up top for me.

I'd play Rogers Ramsey Onana Kamara and McGinn.

Cash, Konsa, Torres and Digne.

Protect central 2 but more license for Cash and Digne to play further forward.

I can't see a backs to the wall approach ending in anything other than a defeat. We need to be smart, organised and take chances.

[Toronto Villa]

'Wednesday' is the nearest Wednesday. 'Next Wednesday' is the Wednesday after 'Wednesday'.

seeing as you cannot back in time the "next Wednesday", given the word next always observes something in the future, would have obviously meant the next Wednesday in the calendar. And therefore also the "nearest" Wednesday if you like.

[Villan82]

Imagine as the final whistle went at Craven Cottage someone told you that in two and a half years time PSG would be worried about playing us in a CL QF.

It's been an incredible job by Emery. Outstanding by any conceivable measurement.

[Drummond]

'Wednesday' is the nearest Wednesday. 'Next Wednesday' is the Wednesday after 'Wednesday'.

seeing as you cannot back in time the "next Wednesday", given the word next always observes something in the future, would have obviously meant the next Wednesday in the calendar. And therefore also the "nearest" Wednesday if you like.

So we're playing PSG away 'next Wednesday'? No, no, and thrice no!

On Wednesday we'll hopefully be feeling positive after our result in Paris. Next Wednesday we'll know who the Champions League Semi-Finalists are...

[rob_bridge]

Imagine as the final whistle went at Craven Cottage someone told you that in two and a half years time PSG would be worried about playing us in a CL QF.

It's been an incredible job by Emery. Outstanding by any conceivable measurement.

And with every passing day, StevieMe's apologists in the broader media will stay silent.