Paris Saint-Germain had a nerve-wracking encounter but managed to clinch a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal. The win came after they had to fight back following an unexpected early goal from the visitors on Wednesday.

In a surprising turn of events, Morgan Rogers left the home supporters stunned by scoring a goal that put Unai Emery's team in the lead during the first half. However, PSG didn't let the setback derail them. Teenager Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Nuno Mendes found the back of the net in quick succession, securing a hard - fought and well - earned win for the recently crowned Ligue 1 champions.

PSG demonstrated their superiority in ball control throughout the match. They expertly managed the game's rhythm, combining calm ball retention, technical finesse, and their characteristic aggressive pressing strategy.

For Aston Villa, whose impressive seven - game winning streak across all competitions came to an abrupt halt, they will have to significantly up their game when the two sides meet again in the return leg next Tuesday.

"By order of the Paris SG fans," a banner draped over the Auteuil Kop read -- a cheeky nod to the Peaky Blinders television series, which takes place in Birmingham.

Emiliano Martínez, ever the villain in France who was greeted by a barrage of boos, whistles and expletives, made his presence felt, blocking Vitinha's low shot and denying Ousmane Dembélé, whose venomous half-volley seemed destined to rattle the net.

Two saves in quick succession, and the Villa keeper was proving his worth early on.

High up the pitch, PSG were suffocating Villa, swarming with intent. It was Villa, however, who converted first on their first clear chance.

A mistake from Mendes in midfield allowed John McGinn to pounce, nicking the ball and slipping it to Youri Tielemans. The Belgian looked up, saw the gap, and whipped a cross into the path of Rogers, who finished it off with an ice-cool tap-in.

Four minutes later, PSG levelled when Doué curled one in from the edge of the box, sending the ball sailing over the grounded Martinez and under the bar.

It was yet another superb display by the 19-year-old Doué, who scored the winning penalty in the shootout against Liverpool in the last 16.

The hosts continued to press following the break and after a superb combination in the midfield, Kvaratskhelia fired a shot that went in off the inside of the near post to make it 2-1.

Achraf Hakimi came close to adding another goal at the end of a sharp counter-attack, only for Martinez to fully stretch to tip away the ball.

PSG were denied a penalty claim and Hakimi had a goal disallowed for offside but Mendes netted two minutes into added time when he cut inside Ezri Konsa and slotted past Martínez, who left the pitch with his head down.