Aston Villa and PSG players had brilliant reaction to Europa League anthem mistakenly being played at Villa park

Both sets of players were left bemused at Villa Park after a major mistake was made ahead of Aston Villa's Champions League clash against Paris Saint Germain.

On Tuesday night, PSG arrived at Villa Park looking to protect their 3-1 lead from the first leg. The Parisians had to come from 1-0 down as goals from Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Mendes secured their two-goal advantage.

Meanwhile, Unai Emery is looking to mastermind another magical night in European football by leading his Villa side into the last four.

Prior to kick-off, a major mistake was made after the tannoy inside the stadium played the Europa League theme song instead of the Champions League anthem.

Reacting on social media, fans were left baffled and the players were also left with confused looks on their faces.

One fan said: "Omg the PSG players."

Another tweeted: "Why were they playing the Europa League anthem in the Aston Villa and PSG game. Even the players were laughing."

A third fan added: "The players looked very confused."

Someone else wrote: "Not Aston Villa’s DJ playing the Europa league anthem instead of the Champions League anthem players were visibly confused and just burst out laughing."

A fifth commented: "Hahaha someone's getting sacked in the morning for playing the Europa League anthem instead of the proper one. The looks on the players faces."

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Eventually, the Champions League anthem was played seconds before the match began.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, commentator John Murray said: "I'm told they have played the Europa League anthem. Let's hope for Villa that's the last missed step of this evening."

Sky Sports reporter Adam Bate added: "Strange to hear the Europa League anthem ringing out as the players lined up, some confused looks among them. We eventually got a brief blast of the Champions League music."

To make matters worse for the Premier League side, PSG took the lead after 11 minutes, with Achraf Hakimi capitalising on a mistake from Emiliano Martinez.