FULL LIST: Emery faces former club as Villa get PSG in Champions League quarters

Aston Villa’s return to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in over 40 years comes with a compelling storyline—manager Unai Emery will face his former club, Paris Saint-Germain, in a high-stakes encounter.

Emery, who managed PSG from 2016 to 2018, guided Villa to an emphatic 6-1 aggregate victory over Club Brugge in the Round of 16. The Spanish tactician now has the challenge of halting the momentum of a resurgent PSG side that eliminated Premier League leaders Liverpool on penalties after a tense 1-1 aggregate draw.

Elsewhere, Arsenal secured a dominant 9-3 aggregate win over PSV and will now take on 14-time champions Real Madrid. If both English clubs progress, they will face each other in the semi-finals, ensuring at least one Premier League representative in the final four.

The other quarter-final ties will see Inter Milan clash with Bayern Munich, while Borussia Dortmund take on Barcelona. With the possibility of a first-ever El Clásico final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the road to the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31 is set to be thrilling.

For Emery, however, the immediate focus is on navigating past PSG—a club he once led to domestic dominance but struggled with in European competition.

Now, he has the chance to rewrite that narrative with Aston Villa’s fairytale run in the Champions League.

Champions League Quarter-Final Fixtures

The semi-finals will take place on April 29-30 and May 6-7, leading up to the final at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31.

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