• PSG advance to Champions League semi-final despite defeat on the night
  • Luis Enrique's side gave up two-goal advantage to set up nervy finale
  • Villa thwarted by Donnarumma's excellence in goal

Paris Saint-Germain squeezed into the Champions League semi-finals on aggregate despite falling to a 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Tuesday.

Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes had PSG two goals ahead on the half-hour mark and, with a 5-1 lead on aggregate, it seemed certain the French side would breeze through. Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa soon had Villa ahead on the night, however.

Villa had more than enough chances to win the tie, only to find Gianluigi Donnarumma in glorious form to propel PSG through to the final four.

How the game unfolded

A nightmare start for Villa saw them concede after just 11 minutes. Marcus Rashford conceded possession and a lightning quick counter culminated in a low cross from Bradley Barcola which Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez failed to deal with. The Argentine parried the ball into the path of the onrushing Hakimi, who needed no invitation to thunder the ball into the back of the net.

Pau Torres stung the gloves of Gianluigi Donnarumma in search of a speedy response, before Morgan Rogers bent wide after a nice bit of individual play, but PSG looked to have ended all hopes of a comeback when another full-back, Mendes this time, rattled a glorious effort off the inside of the post and into the back of the net 28 minutes in.

The first half did end on a high not for Villa, however, as Tielemans' effort picked up a wicked deflection off Willian Pacho en route to wrong-footing Donnarumma to give the hosts something to fight for at the interval.

Ousmane Dembele had the ball in the back of the net early in the second half but eventually saw his celebrations cut short by one of the most unnecessarily delayed offside flags you're ever likely to see, and the PSG frustrations only grew when McGinn lashed home a glorious effort from outside the box almost immediately after to tie things up on the evening.

Villa could have easily taken the lead just seconds later when Marcus Rashford's thunderous strike drew a glorious save from Donnarumma, but a sensational run from the Manchester United loanee set up Ezri Konsa to crash home a third shortly before the hour mark.

The Italian stopper was then needed to make another full-stretch save to stop a Tielemans header, but he would likely have been unable to deny Konsa from adding his second goal of the night had the centre-back managed to make contact with a free header inside the six-yard box.

PSG weathered the storm but could only turn the game into an end-to-end affair, leaving those inside Villa Park unsure which end would see the match's next goal. Martinez made a handful of smart saves to deny PSG on the counter as Villa found themselves running out of time to find the goal needed to tie things up on aggregate.

With the final act of the game, Ian Maatsen thought he had snatched the equaliser with a fierce volley, but Willian Pacho blocked his strike on the line to send PSG through to their third semi-final in five years.