Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich: Super-sub Duran nets winner again

Aston Villa had a memorable nighttime successful Europe, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 successful nan Champions League.

The hosts were bully worth for their win, contempt nan visitors having much of nan ball.

Pau Torres had a extremity ruled retired for offside successful nan first half, while Serge Gnabry could person played successful Harry Kane astatine nan different end.

It was a scrappy 2nd half, but Jhon Duran was nan leader disconnected nan bench, scoring a beautiful goal, and lobbing Manuel Neuer, who was disconnected his line.

It marks 2 wins successful 2 for Villa, who are loving life backmost successful Europe’s elite competition.

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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024

How it happened

The lucifer began pinch some teams each different out, pinch Bayern Munich controlling possession but uncovering it difficult to break done Villa’s organised defence.

Bayern created early chances, pinch Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich testing Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Kimmich’s powerful debased thrust was good saved by Martinez successful nan opening minutes, mounting nan reside for what would beryllium a engaged nighttime for nan Argentine shot-stopper.

As Bayern piled connected nan pressure, Villa gradually grew into nan crippled and had a extremity disallowed conscionable earlier nan half-hour mark.

Pau Torres had nan shot successful nan nett aft a scramble successful nan box, but VAR ruled nan extremity retired for offside, overmuch to nan disappointment of nan Villa Park faithful.

Bayern continued to press, pinch Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane starring nan charge.

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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024

Kane had a fewer half-chances, including a header from a Kimmich transverse that Martinez comfortably saved.

The first half ended goalless, pinch Bayern looking nan much vulnerable of nan 2 sides.

The 2nd half saw a akin pattern, pinch Bayern dominating possession and Villa relying connected speedy counter-attacks.

Leroy Sane came connected for Bayern to adhd much gait and productivity to their attack, but it was Villa who would find nan breakthrough.

In nan 79th minute, Torres played a perfectly weighted shot complete nan apical for Jhon Duran, who latched onto it and calmly chipped Bayern’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who recovered himself successful nary man’s land.

Villa Park erupted arsenic Duran’s extremity gave nan hosts a captious lead pinch conscionable complete 10 minutes to play.

All of america successful nan 79th infinitesimal 😅 pic.twitter.com/sItSRIGyu6

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024

With nan timepiece ticking down, Bayern threw everything astatine Villa successful hunt of an equaliser.

Jamal Musiala and Kane some had chances, but Martinez was successful inspired form.

The Villa goalkeeper made a bid of important saves, including a diving extremity to contradict Kane’s header successful nan last moments of stoppage time.

Villa were forced to excavation heavy successful nan closing stages arsenic Bayern piled connected nan pressure.

As nan last whistle blew, Villa Park erupted erstwhile more, celebrating a celebrated victory.