On a night of upsets in the Champions League, one of the biggest comes as Aston Villa — roared on by some Royal support — beats mighty Bayern Munich with a brilliant late winner, sparking scenes of joy in Birmingham.
Jhon Duran produced a brilliant lob of the keeper to score Aston Villa 's winner over Bayern Munich in the Champions League . Aston Villa have given fans a taste of their glory days from the 1980s, beating Bayern Munich in the league phase of the Champions League in Birmingham.
Duran ran onto a high ball in the 79th minute, spotted goalkeeper Manuel Neuer off his line, and scooped the ball over him to send Villa Park into delirium.The win was a throwback to one of Villa's most glorious days when they beat Bayern to lift the European Cup in 1982. The last time Aston Villa played in Europe's top club football competition, Peter Withe scored the winner against Bayern Munich in the final of the then-European Cup.In the first half, the Argentine saved a Harry Kane bullet header brilliantly, though the striker was later ruled offside, then tipped over a shot from Michael Olise.
"It was hurting my ears. This is a club that's moving forward. I love playing here. I love the fans." Serge Gnabry also blazed over when through on goal with Kane waiting in space for a pass and easy chance.In other games, Kylian Mbappé came off the bench but couldn't prevent defending champion Real Madrid from losing 1-0 at unheralded Lille.
It was Madrid's first loss in the competition since a 4-0 hammering by Manchester City in the 2023 semifinal return leg.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
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