Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0 - Matt Maher analysis
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00:00Good evening from Villa Park. Well, Prince William said he lost his voice at the final whistle and I don't think he was the only Villa supporter in that state after their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich.
00:13Well, it had to be really, didn't it? Same scoreline as 1982, different scorer obviously.
00:22Obviously, Peter Wythe was in the stands to see John Duran write his name into Villa folklore with a stunning goal 11 minutes from time.
00:29A first-time lob of Manuel Neuer, the German great from 25 yards out, through ball by Pau Torres.
00:38Villa's only attempt on goal, really, of the entire second half.
00:43And a game which Bayern dominated possession but Villa defended superbly.
00:49So many similarities, really, to the game in 1982. Perhaps Bayern not quite as dominant then.
00:55But another similarity was some fantastic saves from Villa's goalkeeper.
00:59Nigel Spink that night, tonight it was Emi Martinez.
01:02Two saves in the stoppage time. The first from Serge Gnabry, a point-blank range.
01:07And then, right at the death, Harry Kane, certain to equalise.
01:11Martinez, one-handed save, palming his header away.
01:15It just felt destined to be Villa's night, as though it was written.
01:21A fantastic win. Obviously, it doesn't deliver the trophy that Villa wouldn't in 1982.
01:27But it should increase belief that they can actually go quite far in this competition.
01:34They're back in the Champions League.
01:36But this was a reminder tonight that actually they're there to compete.
01:39They've taken down one of the favourites for this year's competition.
01:43One of the teams that enters this competition every year as favourites.
01:47And it's early days, still just two wins.
01:50Two wins from two, six games to go.
01:53But a real feeling that Villa could go far this year.
01:58A fantastic night.