UCL: Aston Villa can overcome PSG, says Townsend

Former Aston Villa midfielder Andy Townsend is confident the team can overcome Paris Saint-Germain in tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg. 

Although Villa trail 3-1 following last week’s first leg in Paris, Townsend told talkSPORT he believes the side has what it takes to turn the tie around and make history by booking a spot in the semi-finals.

“It’s incredibly difficult because I think PSG, without doubt, are the best team I’ve witnessed in the competition, but it can be done.

“This competition throws up more incredible comebacks at this stage than probably any other on the planet.

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“Villa, of course, have got to score first. But they don’t have to do it in the first five or 10 minutes. It doesn’t matter if it’s 0-0 at half-time.

“Liverpool in Istanbul scored three in less than ten minutes, I remember being in the Bernabeu when City were 5-3 up going into the 90th minute and got beat.

“If Villa score in the 65th minute to go 1-0 up tonight and keep their foot to the floor and just rattle them, the point I’m making is we’ve seen clutches of goals come along very quickly.

“Even the best teams go under a little bit, we saw Real Madrid go under a bit against Arsenal last week. Villa have got to believe they can do something like that.”