The striker scored yet another winning goal off the bench – this time against the German giants as elite European football returned to Villa Park
Jhon Duran's magnificent long-range goal fired Aston Villa to a sensational 1-0 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday. The game was deadlocked as Bayern found no joy in breaking down a strong Villa defence, but a quick attack found the substitute perfectly placed grab the winner.
Bayern quickly took hold of the game but had a tough time creating real chances in the first-ever Champions League match Villa Park. Amazingly, it was the home team who had the ball in the net first when Pau Torres stabbed home amid some bad defending from Bayern, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Vincent Kompany's team were back in the driving seat soon afterwards and Serge Gnabry squandered a promising chance by snubbing Harry Kane and blasting off target, while Emiliano Martinez pulled off a wonderful save to keep out Michael Olise's shot.
The Villa defence did an incredible job of holding back the Bundesliga side throughout the second half and it seemed clear a moment of magic was needed for either team to open the scoring. Enter Duran, who got on the end of Torres' forward pass and caught Neuer out of his goal to claim an incredible victory.
GOAL rates Villa's players from Villa Park…
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Emiliano Martinez (8/10):
Made some spectacular saves in each half to keep a clean sheet.
Ezri Konsa (8/10):
Put up a good fight against Kingsley Coman on the wing and read situations well.
Diego Carlos (6/10):
Swept up well alongside Torres in the defence.
Pau Torres (8/10):
Strong defending on display and a disallowed goal. His distribution was poor until his excellent pass to Duran for the goal.
Lucas Digne (7/10):
Had some shaky moments as Olise and Gnabry targeted his side but made some important interventions.
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Jacob Ramsey (N/A):
Looked good but had to go off after 25 minutes with an injury.
Amadou Onana (6/10):
Had a shot saved by Neuer and looked comfortable in midfield but struggled for a bit after sustaining a knock. Taken off after 60 minutes.
Youri Tielemans (7/10):
Lifted Villa's tempo with his quick and smart passing, helping them cut through Bayern on occasion.
Jaden Philogene (7/10):
Fought hard for the ball and was tidy on it. Went on a promising run but fell at the last moment.
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Morgan Rogers (7/10):
Great with his dribbles to open the visitors up a bit.
Ollie Watkins (6/10):
Caused trouble for Upamecano and worked hard as he constantly chased down the ball.
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Leon Bailey (4/10):
Didn't look particularly good after replacing Ramsey and ended up being replaced himself.
Ross Barkley (6/10):
Got on the ball and tried to create something.
Ian Maatsen (6/10):
Put his pace to good use to give Villa more of a threat for the last 30 minutes.
Jhon Duran (8/10):
Scored within 10 minutes of coming off the bench, beating Neuer with an awesome finish from range. The super-sub did it again.
Unai Emery (9/10):
Set his team up so well to repel the pressure from Bayern and keep Kane silent while still being able to threaten at the other end. Will be proud of how his side executed his gameplan.