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He may not have scored himself, but Marcus Rashford arguably provided the spark that almost led Aston Villa to one of the great Champions League comebacks against Paris St-Germain.

The England forward had been fairly quiet in the first half as the French champions looked on course for a routine win, leading 2-0 after 27 minutes and 5-1 on aggregate.

But Rashford starred in the second period, tormenting the PSG defence as Villa fought back to lead 3-2 on the night and come within one goal of levelling the tie.

In the end they just couldn't find a fourth goal, but the 27-year-old, on loan at Villa amid an uncertain Manchester United future, showed exactly what he is capable of against a side tipped to go all the way in this season's Champions League.