Aston Villa hosted Paris Saint-Germain for the second stage of the UEFA Champions League quarter finals and aimed to turn a 3-1 deficit from the first stage in Paris. But before Kickoff, players were left and fans stunned by a bizarre ban before the match.
When the team got up at Villa Park, prepared to enjoy the iconic UEFA Champions League hymn, echoed an unexpected melody throughout the stadium -the Europa League hymn. The error caught everyone of guard, with audible confusion from the players on the pitch.
Instead of stopping the procedure, the stadium staff allowed the anthem to play in full to avoid further delays, a decision that drew mixed reactions from those involved.
Someone played the Europa League hymn at Villa Park
PSG midfielder Fabián Ruiz was visibly confused, while Aston Villa’s Youri Tieleman’s and Ezri Konsa couldn’t help but laugh at the moment – Konsa even went as far as a facepalm clearly captured the broadcast.
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