PSG v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Brazilian Villain]

I'm sure Emery isn't happy, we are a bit lucky we are still in the tie and have a chance albeit a slim one in B6.

My impression from his post-match interview was that the game panned out pretty much as he expected, and that pre-game he'd have been more than happy to go back to Villa Park trailing 2-1. Obviously their 3rd makes it more difficult, but he didn't seem that despondent about it.

[VillaTim]

I'm sure Emery isn't happy, we are a bit lucky we are still in the tie and have a chance albeit a slim one in B6.

My impression from his post-match interview was that the game panned out pretty much as he expected, and that pre-game he'd have been more than happy to go back to Villa Park trailing 2-1. Obviously their 3rd makes it more difficult, but he didn't seem that despondent about it.

A 2-1 loss would have been a result for us given the way the game played out .
I still think we are in this but we need a different approach now . I don't see them playing that well again , but we need to up our game a couple of levels .

[Beard82]

I would imagine we played exactly how he wanted us to - they scored three great goals - and I think we expected them to get one or two.

Its a big ask - and if we could get the first goal I would really fancy us.

[PeterWithe]

Jesus, Central Paris is incredibly expensive for really shit beer and so-so wine. Enjoyed it though, apart from the traffic.

Third goal has killed us, if we could have just held on a minute longer we'd have a shot but I'm not expecting much now. I felt it was like one of the Europa games last year in reverse, we had a plan to keep it tight and it fell apart after those two incredible strikes, after that we just couldn't get back into the game, they wouldn't let us go up the gears. To be fair to them they were very impressive, on the rare occassions we got the ball their pressing was efficient and we just couldn't keep possession.

Watched in a bar in the Northern part of the centre, most of the PSG fans were fine and friendly, the younger ones could do with reminding they are no more authentic than the Saudi clubs and most of the Villa they were attempting to antagonise are older than their club.

[Holte L2]

Volvo 24/7 care which isn't living up to the promise in any way
 Infact a shit show of incompetence...

Hi DV, it was great to meet you and join you for the second half.  I'm AV82EC's mate!

[Pat McMahon]

Jesus, Central Paris is incredibly expensive for really shit beer and so-so wine. Enjoyed it though, apart from the traffic.

Third goal has killed us, if we could have just held on a minute longer we'd have a shot but I'm not expecting much now. I felt it was like one of the Europa games last year in reverse, we had a plan to keep it tight and it fell apart after those two incredible strikes, after that we just couldn't get back into the game, they wouldn't let us go up the gears. To be fair to them they were very impressive, on the rare occassions we got the ball their pressing was efficient and we just couldn't keep possession.

Watched in a bar in the Northern part of the centre, most of the PSG fans were fine and friendly, the younger ones could do with reminding they are no more authentic than the Saudi clubs and most of the Villa they were attempting to antagonise are older than their club.

Where were you drinking PW? 

Am in Vietnam for work and there was a French bloke from Marseille at the conference I'm at. He hates them with a passion and reckons they have become very aggressive and arrogant, and he is terrified they may win it this season.

As you rightly say, they are so young that people actually know the date the club was founded. When i lived in Paris in the late 80s i used to tell my Sunday football teammates that i had a goldfish older than their club.

[PeterWithe]

Digs were in Rosny, which felt about as close to Paris as Croydon is to London. Spent both evenings around La Villette and the canal. Day of the game seemed to walk around most of the city along the Seinne but mainly around Trocadero and Victor Hugo.

[Pat McMahon]

Digs were in Rosny, which felt about as close to Paris as Croydon is to London. Spent both evenings around La Villette and the canal. Day of the game seemed to walk around most of the city along the Seinne but mainly around Trocadero and Victor Hugo.

You're right about Rosny and Croydon. The Crystal Palace of the Paris suburbs!

The area around La Villette has changed a fair bit but the canal has always been lovely and much less explored than the Seine.

[Jane]

Digs were in Rosny, which felt about as close to Paris as Croydon is to London. Spent both evenings around La Villette and the canal. Day of the game seemed to walk around most of the city along the Seinne but mainly around Trocadero and Victor Hugo.

We were staying at a hotel on Victor Hugo & also had lunch at the Troc. Watched the game at the Frog in 16 arr. and had a great night meeting up with lovely Villa fans. Then the 3rd goal went in & it all went a bit pear shaped!

[PeterWithe]

We went to the Frog in the early afternoon, joined the queue and then thought better of it and went elsewhere.