Aston Villa v Bayern Munich LIVE: Reaction as Duran stunner gives hosts a famous win
Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich: Jhon Duran’s late goal gave Villa the win after a textbook performance against the German side
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Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in the second round of fixtures in the Champions League on Wednesday night with a vintage underdog performance.
The away side dominated the early possession at a raucous Villa Park, though Villa shut them out well before Pau Torres popped up with an offside goal after mayhem in the Bayern box.
That effort sparked the game into life, with both sides going close as Bayern continued to stay on top and Michael Olise forced a brilliant save from Emi Martinez.
The second half played out in a similar fashion, with the away side dominant in possession but neither side able to force clear-cut chances.
That was until the 79th minute, when substitute Jhon Duran raced onto a perfect through ball and caught Neuer napping with a stunning lob over the German.
And Villa dug in deep over the last 10 minutes to shut the door on the German giants and produce one of Villa Park’s most famous nights.
Follow all the latest reaction and updates below, as well as the reaction to the evening’s other Champions League matches:
Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
48 mins
Great work from Philogene down the left as he skips past one challenge before rifling in a cross that is put behind.
The corner is a good one too, and Konsa is crashing into the box to head it, but it’s blocked at the last by a Bayern shirt.
That looked goalbound...
Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
46 mins
The half began with a substitution for Bayern – Kingsley Coman was replaced by Jamal Musiala. No respite for Villa then!
KICK-OFF! Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
We’re back underway in Birmingham.
Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
Both sides are re-emerging from the Villa Park tunnel now, so the second half will be underway soon.
As Richard said earlier, this match has been “a real clash of styles” so far.
Bayern have been dominant in possession for portions of the game and have forced the most clear-cut chances, though it was Villa with the disallowed goal after some pinball in the box.
Olise has stood out overall, and not just for his long-range effort.
HALF-TIME! Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
HALF-TIME! Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
HALF-TIME!
The referee brings a thoroughly entertaining half to an end. What could have been, for Villa.
Bayern dominated large parts of the half but it was Villa who came closest to scoring, having a goal disallowed for offside.
The home side will be happy with the half overall, though they need to prevent giving away any more chances to Kane and Gnabry – the duo could have had one each on another day.
Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
45 mins
There’ll be two minutes of added time here and it looks like Villa could do with it all of a sudden.
Olise threads a ball to Gnabry in the box, and he finds compatriot Konrad Laimer with the back-heel, but Martinez is there to snuff out the danger again.
Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
42 mins
Plenty of fouls and niggly play as we approach the end of the half. Both sides look like they’d happily take this result into the break and re-group.
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