Emery masterminds 'statement' Champions League win for Aston Villa

Bayern Munich had not lost a Champions League group game since 2017 until a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday that hinted at a new era of European glory for the English side.

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Aston Villa's Spanish head coach Unai Emery shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the UEFA Champions League league stage football match between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on October 2, 2024. Darren Staples / AFP

2024-10-03 11:21:54

Bayern Munich had not lost a Champions League group game since 2017 until a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday that hinted at a new era of European glory for the English side.

Villa relived the club's greatest ever night, when they beat Bayern to lift the European Cup in 1982, in their first home match at the continent's elite level for 41 years.

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