At 2-1 Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery, although I doubt he would have admitted it, would doubtless have been pondering he would take that.
Only a one-goal deficit from the Parc des Princes, a house leg to return in entrance of a fierce crowd at Villa Park. Manageable. Particularly after Achraf Hakimi’s end from a good angle was dominated out for offside.
Nuno Mendes had different concepts. The marauding full-back, on the alternative facet to Hakimi, burst into the penalty space from Ousmane Dembele’s go, and previous Ezri Konsa, who slipped onto the bottom.
The transfer tricked Emi Martinez too, the Argentine throwing himself in direction of the ball… however unable to cease Mendes steering it into the unguarded internet on his weaker proper foot. 3-1, and possibly goodnight Aston Villa.
Although the English facet could have a lot to say about that tonight…