Champions League: PSG win with Kvaratskhelia stunner, Barcelona eye Inter in semi final | OneFootball

Gianluigi Donnarumma barely saw the ball in the Champions League quarter-final, but ex-Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a stunner for PSG to beat Aston Villa 3-1, while Barcelona are on track to face Inter or Bayern Munich in the semi-final.

The Parisians dominated at Parc des Princes, but as seen so many times before including the Round of 16 here against Liverpool, went behind to a counter-attack totally against the run of play.

Practically the first time Italy international Donnarumma saw the ball was when it went into the back of his net, as the defence was torn apart by a ball flashed across the face of goal for Morgan Rogers to tap in at the back post.

PARIS, FRANCE – APRIL 09: Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa scores his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa FC at Parc des Princes on April 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

It was quickly cancelled out by a spectacular Desiré Doué right-foot curler into the far top corner.

PSG continued to control the match and turned it around when Kvaratskhelia showed some of the skill that made him a hero in his first season at Napoli.

The Georgia international dribbled into the box, twisted and turned before smashing into the near top corner from a seemingly impossible angle.

They added a third to round out the result in stoppages, as Nuno Mendes sprung the offside trap, cut inside Ezri Konsa and swept in with his right foot from six yards.

Paris Saint-Germain concluded the match with 68 per cent possession, 30 attempts on goal to eight, 97 attacks to 26.

There was also Italian involvement with referee Maurizio Mariani and VAR Marco Di Bello, who were quick and decisive throughout, including a rapid evaluation of a PSG goal ruled offside.

In the other Champions League quarter-final, Barcelona have one foot in the next phase following a 4-0 hammering of Borussia Dortmund with a Robert Lewandowski double, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal on target.

The winners of that tie will go on to face either Bayern Munich or Inter in the Champions League semi-final.

PSG 3-1 Aston Villa

Rogers 35 (A), Doué 39 (P), Kvaratskhelia 49 (P), Nuno Mendes 92 (P)

Barcelona 4-0 Borussia Dortmund

Raphinha 25, Lewandowski 48, 66, Yamal 77