Aston Villa vs. PSG: What Starting 11 Will Luis Enrique Choose? | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain are set to take on Aston Villa with a spot in the semifinals on the line. PSG booked their place after a dramatic Round of 16 win over Liverpool, coming out on top in a tense penalty shootout.

Aston Villa had a smoother ride, easing past Club Brugge with a commanding 6-1 aggregate victory. Adding to the intrigue, Unai Emery and Marco Asensio are both looking to get the better of their former clubs.

Both teams head into the clash with momentum. PSG edged out Angers 1-0 over the weekend to secure their 13th league title, while Aston Villa notched a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest.

What lineup could Luis Enrique roll out against Aston Villa?

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L’Equipe and Le Parisian issued the predicted lineups that manager Luis Enrique will go with for this clash.

Starting with Le Parisian, here’s how they predict that the capital club will emerge: Gianluigi Donnarumma—Achraf Hakimi (captain), Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes—João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz—Désiré Doué (or Bradley Barcola), Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

As for L’Equipe, here’s how they see the starting 11 for PSG looking like: Donnarumma – Hakimi (cap.), Beraldo, Pacho, Mendes – Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz – Doué, Dembélé, Barcola.

PSG will hope to secure an advantage in the first 90 minutes before the scene shifts to Villa Park next week.