Villa players (l-r) Marco Asensio, Matty Cash and Ezri Konsa walking off the pitch after their Champions League elimination at the hands of PSG. Photo: Getty
Unai Emery began his night camouflaged from the Birmingham rain, hood pulled down over his eyes. He ended it lying on the sodden grass, presumably soaked by his disappointment.
He had sunk to his knees and then collapsed to the turf when Ian Maatsen’s injury-time volley was blocked by Willian Pacho.