"Our objective in Birmingham is clear, to try to win the game"

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique, expressed delight with his team's performance after their 3-1 win over Aston Villa as he emphasised that PSG would not sit back and "speculate" in the second leg next Tuesday.

"The game had a bit of everything but we controlled it," said the former Barcelona coach. "It is always difficult to attack a team who sit in a medium to low block and they scored on a transition from practically the first time they got into our box.

"But then 'Des' got the equaliser and again in the second half I thought we deserved to score more goals and win the game. The third goal at the end was the finishing touch."

The quality of PSG's goals was exceptional, with Doue's marvellous strike for the equaliser probably topped by Kvaratskhelia's remarkable individual effort.

Mendes then rounded Emiliano Martinez to make it 3-1 following a superb Ousmane Dembele pass, capping PSG's victory in a game which saw them enjoy 68 percent possession and 30 attempts on goal to Villa's eight.

"I think the last-minute goal reflects, or rewards, what we did over the 90 minutes," said Luis Enrique, who won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015. "Our objective in Birmingham is clear, to try to win the game. We don't know how to speculate, or to sit back and defend deep.

"We will try to have the ball and attack more than the opposition. I don't doubt it will be harder there but that is what we will try to do." PSG will have skipper Marquinhos available again to line up in central defence in the return after he sat out the first leg due to suspension.

The Parisians, who wrapped up the French title last Saturday, now have a free weekend to prepare for the second leg after their scheduled Ligue 1 game at Nantes was postponed. Villa, meanwhile, must travel to Southampton on Premier League duty on Saturday.