Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich Stats: Durán Winner Evokes Memories of 1982

Jhon Durán came off the bench to seal another famous European win for Aston Villa against the Bavarian giants. Check out the best facts, stats and Opta data with our Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich stats page.

Jhon Durán came off the bench to score a superb winner from over 30 yards out as Aston Villa stunned Bayern Munich with a 1-0 win at Villa Park on Wednesday.

The single-goal victory brought back memories of the 1982 European Cup final, when Villa beat Bayern by the same scoreline in Rotterdam.

A high-octane game here finally had its goal when Durán lobbed the ball over Manuel Neuer from distance, much to the jubilation of the loud home fans.

Bayern had the majority of the ball and chances, but were unable to break down a resolute Villa side, with captain Emiliano Martínez making excellent saves from Harry Kane and Michael Olise among others.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich stats from their Champions League meeting at Villa Park.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own in-game and post-match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Stats: Post-Match Facts

• Aston Villa became the second English side to win their first two UEFA Champions League games (since 1992-93), after Leicester City in 2016-17.
• Villa ended Bayern Munich’s 41 games unbeaten run in the group stages of the Champions League – the longest such run in the competition.
• Durán has scored more goals (5) as a substitute in all competitions than any player in Europe’s big five leagues this season, while since his debut for Aston Villa in February 2023, the only player in Europe’s big five leagues with more such goals than the Colombian (10) is Lautaro Martínez (11).
• This was the lowest share of possession (30%) an Unai Emery side has had in a Champions League victory.
• Bayern had 17 shots against Aston Villa, they last had more in a Champions League group stage game without scoring against Arsenal (20) in October 2015.

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