Clarence Seedorf brutally calls out 'unacceptable' thing he saw during Aston Villa vs PSG

AC Milan legend Clarence Seedorf was brutally critical of one key moment during the Champions League quarter-final second leg clash between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain.

Villa went 2-0 down to the French giants inside 28 minutes at Villa Park through goals from full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.

Youri Tielemans then pulled one back for the hosts before the break, but a 5-2 aggregate scoreline still looked too much to pull back at that stage.

But Villa looked a different side after the interval and threatened an astonishing comeback, with John McGinn - via a significant deflection - levelling the scores on the night from distance.

Ezri Konsa's composed finish into the bottom corner then pulled it back to 5-4 on aggregate following an incredible run from Marcus Rashford.

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And Villa fans really began to believe that the comeback was on when Gianluigi Donnarumma somehow clawed a subsequent Tielemans header away from goal.

But in the end, the two first half goals conceded would ultimately cost Villa in terms of the aggregate scoreline, with PSG holding out to win 5-4, while there were also criticisms of the referee's performance.

Speaking on Amazon Prime, Seedorf was less than happy with what two Villa players - Matty Cash and Lucas Digne - did in that first half.

He said: "The full-backs were completely out of attitude. The attitude was so wrong.

"They're not giving any importance to running back with the whole defensive line. To cover each other, to help the goalkeeper with the second ball, all these things.

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"They were like three against two at certain times. Unacceptable at this level."

Emery appeared to think along similar lines at half-time, as Villa were much improved defensively after the interval alongside their threat in attack.

Wayne Rooney, also on Amazon punditry duty, echoed those thoughts: "Marcus Rashford has a bad first touch and loses the ball, but as a forward you don't expect to concede a goal from there.

"I think Kamara should stay in the middle of the pitch but he doesn't, he gambles. From there, Matty Cash doesn't run back quick enough and it's a very dangerous position now for PSG to be in.

"Hakimi makes the inside run and Digne doesn't follow him. It's a good goal from PSG but sloppy from Villa."