{"id":158984,"date":"2025-04-09T22:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/champions-league-psg-come-from-behind-to-beat-aston-villa-barcelona-crush-dortmund"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:30:01","slug":"champions-league-psg-come-from-behind-to-beat-aston-villa-barcelona-crush-dortmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/champions-league-psg-come-from-behind-to-beat-aston-villa-barcelona-crush-dortmund","title":{"rendered":"Champions League: PSG come from behind to beat Aston Villa, Barcelona crush Dortmund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League side took the lead at the Parc des Princes through Morgan Rogers against the run of play. Rogers finished off a smooth passage of play that ended with the ball being squared into his path by Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n<p>However, PSG, who were crowned Ligue 1 champions last weekend, bounced back with three goals to take control of the tie. Desire Doue levelled before the break with a curling effort, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put the hosts in front with a sublime solo goal. There was still enough time for left-back Nuno Mendes to add a third for Luis Enrique\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>In the other game of the night, Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Barcelona hammered Borussia Dortmund 4-0. Raphina and Lamine Yamal also got on the scoresheet for the LaLiga giants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night. The Premier League side took the lead at the Parc des Princes through Morgan Rogers against the run of play. 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