UEFA Champions League tonight: Aston Villa V PSG, Dortmund V Barcelona
Emery knows that his side will need to be at their absolute best when they take on his former side.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery expects Villa Park to be a ball of energy tonight as they aim to spark a revival during their Champions League quarter final second leg clash against French side Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park.
After a 3-1 win in the first leg where they went behind to a goal from Morgan Rogers, PSG have one foot in the final four, while Villa sit on the edge of elimination from Europe's premier club competition.
It thus promises to be an exciting clash.
The home side returns to Villa Park, where they’ve been exceptional this season and are unbeaten in their last 17 home games across all competitions.
Emery knows that his side will need to be at their absolute best when they take on his former side.
"We want to write here the history with Aston Villa. Last year, in Conference League [when they lost in the last four], and this year in Champions League, and hopefully for a long time in Europe," he said in his official match day programme.
The Spanish manager, formerly at Arsenal and Villareal is calling on home fans to step up and drive them home.
"If we are connecting with our supporters, if we are transmitting positive energy, if we are playing more or less getting tactically and individually good things on the field, the supporters, they are going to help us a lot with their energy," he stated.
The match kicks off at 10 pm local time.
Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund have the near impossible task of displacing a Barcelona side that collected a 4-0 first leg win over their rivals back at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona last week.
The Germans will have a hard task in turning around the big lead even though they will be at home and will also face former talisman Robert Lewandowski who returns to the Signal Iduna Park where he made a name seven years ago.
He also scored in the first leg last week.
Barcelona head into Tuesday’s clash riding an impressive 24-match unbeaten run across all competitions in 2025.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund earned a hard-fought point away at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga over the weekend.
In the six previous encounters between these two teams, Borussia Dortmund have never defeated Barcelona.
The Spanish giants have dominated the head-to-head record, with Barcelona winning three and drawing two.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is hopeful despite the margin and says that his side will fight to the end.
"The numbers and the record are (sic) not good, but we are here to make new records. The players will give all they can," he told the press before the clash in Germany.
Kickoff will also be at 10 pm local time.