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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Your support makes all the difference.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:
Line-ups
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Philogene, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Subs: Gauci, Zych, Nedeljkovic, Cash, Maatsen, Bogarde, Young, Swinkels, Barkley, Buendia, Bailey, Duran.
Team news
The line-ups should be announced in around five minutes time...
Harry Kane faces late fitness test as Bayern Munich prepare for Aston Villa game
Harry Kane will be assessed on Wednesday morning to see whether he can feature in Bayern Munich’s Champions League clash at Aston Villa.
The England captain hobbled out of Bayern’s Bundesliga draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday after suffering an ankle injury.
He trained on Tuesday morning and travelled with the squad to Birmingham, but a final decision will not be made on his fitness until the day of the match.
Harry Kane faces late fitness test as Bayern Munich prepare for Aston Villa game
Kane suffered an ankle injury during Bayern’s Bundesliga draw with German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
Unai Emery frustrated at missed opportunity after Aston Villa are held
Unai Emery acknowledged Aston Villa’s 2-2 draw at Ipswich was a fair result, but had hoped they would end the day joint-top of the Premier League.
Villa looked set to warm up for Wednesday’s visit of Bayern Munich in the Champions League with another comeback victory after first-half efforts by Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins cancelled out Delap’s opener.
Kieran McKenna’s newly-promoted team had other ideas with Delap’s superb 72nd-minute solo effort enough to ensure the spoils were shared at Portman Road.
Unai Emery frustrated at missed opportunity after Aston Villa are held
Aston Villa could have gone level on points with Liverpool at the top of the table with victory at Portman Road.
Prediction & odds
Odds
Aston Villa 17/5
Draw 10/3
Bayern Munich 4/5
Prediction
The home supporters will try and will undoubtedly be vocal in their encouragement of the side, but they will not have enough to get anything out of the game against Bayern who are experienced in the Champions League.
Aston Villa 1-3 Bayern Munich.
Predicted line-ups
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Tielemans, Onana, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins
Bayern Munich XI: Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Musiala, Gnabry, Kane
Team news
Leon Bailey started against Ipswich at Portman Road, his first league start since he had to come off against Leicester in late August and it remains to be seen whether he will be fit enough to play two matches in quick succession.
Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn and Matty Cash all remain sidelined too.
Team news
Harry Kane was substituted early during Bayern’s 1-1 draw on Saturday against Bayer Leverkusen, and was holding his ankle after a collision. However he is not expected to be out for long, and said after the match: “It was painful, but it’s not too bad. I expect that I’ll be able to play against Aston Villa.”
Josip Stanišić, Sacha Boey, and Hiroki Ito are the other players who are sidelined for the Bavarians.
Is Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich on TV? Kick off time, channel and how to watch Champions League fixture
When is it?
Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday, October 2 at Villa Park, Birmingham.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also watch the match via the Discovery+ app and website.
Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich LIVE
Bayern Munich travel to Aston Villa in a bid to stay top of the new format Champions League table.
In their opening match, Bayern beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2, with Harry Kane netting four times. The goal difference of seven put them firmly at the top of the table after the first round of fixtures, although there is a chance Aston Villa could upset the Bavarian club.
Villa also won their opening match, beating Young Boys 3-0 in Switzerland, but they suffered a slight upset at the weekend, being held to a 2-2 draw against recently-promoted Ipswich.
Aston Villa have not played Bayern Munich since the 1982 European Cup final, when the English club lifted the trophy, but this is their first season since then in Europe’s top-tier competition.
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