Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich: Super-sub Jhon Duran seals historic Champions League win | OneFootball

Villa Park’s first European Cup game in 41 years was one to remember

Aston Villa welcomed Champions League football back to Villa Park after four decades with a stunning 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Having last month returned to the top tier of European football for the first time in 41 years, kicking off with a routine 3-0 win away at Young Boys, Villa entertained the German giants under the lights in their second game of the new league phase.

Bayern dominated possession but squandering chances before 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.

It was Duran's fifth goal as a substitute this season.

The win was a throwback to one of Villa's most glorious days when they beat Bayern to lift the European Cup in 1982.

Duran's goal came against the run of play after Bayern had enjoyed two thirds of possession and the best chances in both teams' second fixture of the new 36-team league phase of the Champions League.

In the first half, Villa's World Cup-winning Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved a Harry Kane bullet header brilliantly, though the striker was later ruled offside, then tipped over a shot from Michael Olise.

Additional reporting by Reuters.