Aston Villa go to Paris St Germain in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash. Unai Emery’s men are enjoying a strong season and go into the game on the back of a Premier League win over high-flying Nottingham Forest at the weekend. But PSG will be an altogether different prospect, with the French giants determined to progress after knocking Liverpool out in the previous round. Villa boss Emery is a former manager of PSG. Where and when is it? The game takes place at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Wednesday, April 9. What time is kick-off? The action gets under way at 8pm. What TV channel is it on? RTE 2 have live coverage of the game in Ireland, with their programme starting at 7.30pm. The game is also on TNT Sport. Quotes corner Aston Villa manager Unai Emery: “We are motivated. We’re excited. They are favourites but we are going to try to play those two matches, preparing as best as possible, competing, analysing how we have to adapt to them, how we can impose and dominate with our structure tactically. “We are very motivated to prepare for those matches. “It’s a different match to today, we are going to analyse and identify how we can face Paris St Germain. We are going to prepare two legs. “Everything we are doing, we are analysing and trying to get better. There are a lot of positive things and a lot of things I want to check we can do better.” PSG manager Luis Enrique: “For me, there are no favourites in football. Against Liverpool, everyone said we were less fortunate. There are eight teams that deserved to be at this stage of the competition, eight teams that can qualify for the next stage. “Many ‘favourites’ have already been eliminated. We will have to do what is necessary and deserve to win on the pitch. Aston Villa’s team is similar to ours: a lot of versatile players, it’s difficult to know who’s going to play. “A team that can play with a low block, a high block, and drop back. In these respects, we are similar, it promises an open and complicated match for both teams. They are capable of coming out from the back, managing space, that’s their quality: attacking from the back to the front. “It will require an excellent defensive level and great efficiency. Unai Emery is an expert at getting the best out of players. It’s a joy to know that you’re going to face a great European coach, with many titles. Aston Villa reached this level thanks to him.” Betting odds PSG win: 2/5 Aston Villa win: 11/2 Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.