The Champions League anthem is among the most iconic sounds in all of soccer, however as Aston Villa ready to face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday within the quarterfinal second leg at Villa Park (watch stay on Paramount+), they heard one thing completely completely different — the unsuitable music.
Because the groups lined up at a feverish Villa dwelling floor, the Europa League anthem started to ring out across the stadium. Some gamers appeared to go searching in confusion because the unsuitable anthem started to play, however on the final second, the sound operator did change to the Champions League anthem earlier than the 2 groups kicked off play on this vital match.
Here is the way it appeared:
You do not see that usually, however it was definitely a comical second that no person noticed coming. It occurs sometimes, identical to we noticed with Uruguay again within the 2016 Copa America.
As for the precise recreation, PSG have solely misplaced 4 occasions in all competitions this season, they usually’re unbeaten of their final seven matches after dropping to Liverpool. PSG obtained the scoring going rapidly through Achraf Hakimi, grabbing a aim solely 11 minutes into the match. Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez did not do properly to take care of PSG’s cross from Bradley Barcola and they’d instantly pay for it. One other PSG aim within the first half, this one by Nuno Mendes, has set the Parisians up properly to advance to the final 4.
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