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A special Champions League story could be written at Villa Park on Tuesday night, where Aston Villa aim to complete a captivating comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final.
The Ligue 1 champions hop across the English Channel with a 3-1 advantage from the opening battle, but as Unai Emery knows all too well, the Parisiens are prone to a second-leg catastrophe.
We say: Aston Villa 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG win 5-3 on aggregate)
Expect fireworks to fly at what will be a boisterous Villa Park on Tuesday night, where PSG should witness the best of English atmospheres on Champions League nights and also the best of Aston Villa on the offensive front.
However, as Emery’s men go all out for the comeback, they will be simultaneously playing into their visitors’ hands, and Enrique’s lightning attack can bite back just as hard to set up a tantalising semi-final with either Arsenal or Real Madrid.
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Needing to serve Barcelona a taste of their own remontada medicine to stay alive in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund host the Catalan giants in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg at Signal Iduna Park.
The Bundesliga outfit were slaughtered 4-0 by Hansi Flick’s side in the opening encounter last week, as La Blaugrana put one foot firmly in a semi-final showdown with either Inter Milan or Bayern Munich.
We say: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona (Barcelona win 7-2 on aggregate)
How Dortmund approach Tuesday’s fixture will be fascinating, as the German giants are practically down and out and have serious work to do in the Bundesliga, but nothing is over until it is over in the Champions League.
Last year’s runners-up have our vote to get a couple of goals back, but Barcelona’s phenomenal attack should have the final say as Flick’s side stroll into the semi-finals without too much fuss.
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