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Jhon Duran’s glorious late goal earned Aston Villa a famous 1-0 win over Bayern Munich as Champions League football came to Villa Park.

The in-form striker came off the bench and swiftly spotted Manuel Neuer off his line, lighting up Villa Park on a special European night that marked a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final famously won by the West Midlands club.

Unai Emery’s side held firm throughout as the German giants were kept at bay, although it required a dramatic save by Emiliano Martinez from Harry Kane in the final moments. The victory maintains Villa’s perfect start to the Champions League season.

How Villa beat Bayern

Villa thought they had a first-half lead when Pau Torres forced the ball in from close range but the celebrations were short-lived because of a clear offside in the build-up, only spotted after a VAR check. At the other end, Michael Olise had a shot tipped over.

Bayern moved the ball quickly from the start, dominating possession and threatening to trouble Villa with their movement out wide but in Ollie Watkins, the home side always had an outlet. Dayot Upamecano, isolated, struggled to deal with the England striker.

Kane, passed fit for the contest, showed some typically impressive vision in setting up others, but had few opportunities of his own until very late as Villa defended stoutly. Instead, it was Duran who was the hero, spotting Neuer off his line as he ran through.

It was the finish of a confident forward, collecting Torres’ pass and taking the chance early. The noise that greeted it will be remembered long in these parts, particularly because of Martinez’s diving saves from Serge Gnabry’s right foot and Kane’s head.

Neuer has earned his reputation as the best goalkeeper of his generation, Kane worthy of his as the winner of the European Golden Shoe. But it was Villa’s goalkeeper and Villa’s striker who were the star performers on the night – a special one, indeed.

Special atmosphere at Villa

Villa’s status as one of English football’s grand old clubs was secured before the events of 1982, all seven titles predating that European Cup win, but it is no exaggeration to suggest that much of the mythology revolves around that evening in Rotterdam.

The top of the Doug Ellis Stand has the famous commentary lines from the goal that won that final adorning upon it – ‘Shaw, Williams, prepared to adventure down the left, there’s a good ball played in for Tony Morley… Oh, it must be!… And it is!… Peter Withe!’

Those memories come with added poignancy now following the passing of Gary Shaw just weeks ago, the local lad who helped Villa defeat the German champions that night 42 years ago. The legacy of him and his team-mates was felt keenly inside the stadium.

Story of the match in stats…

What’s coming up in the Champions League?

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…

THE SUN

Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich are watching developments on Alisson Becker.

Manchester United are watching Sunderland keeper Anthony Patterson as they look for a new No?2.

THE TIMES

A defiant Erik ten Hag has said ‘I’m not expecting to be sacked’ after Manchester United lost at home to Tottenham.

Lewis Hamilton says he has struggled with depression from a very early age.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

The brother of a West Bromwich Albion fan who died after collapsing at Hillsborough has demanded to know why paramedics took 15 minutes to arrive in the stands.

Tom Kim accused American players of swearing at him during the Presidents Cup as hostilities boiled over on the penultimate day.

DAILY MAIL

Play was suspended for 15 minutes in the Madrid derby as Atletico fans pelted Real keeper Thibaut Courtois with objects.

Tim Lewis’ apparently-petulant storming out of the directors’ box at the Etihad Stadium is not the first time he has raised eyebrows in Manchester with a hasty departure.

Lord Norman Foster’s globally-renowned design firm appears to be the frontrunner should Manchester United revamp Old Trafford or build a new, state-of-the-art stadium within their existing footprint.

With no agreement on a New Deal for football in sight, the EFL cancelled its quarterly meeting at which clubs were due to discuss matters last Thursday.

League Two Harrogate Town have become the latest victims of a series of cyber-attacks.

Wojciech Szczesny is reportedly set to step out of retirement to join Barcelona following the injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has claimed that Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson will be worth £150m in the near future.

DAILY MIRROR

Amanda Staveley is ready to get back into the Premier League by investing Middle East cash in Tottenham before the end of the year.

Manchester United fans furiously called for Erik ten Hag to be sacked midway through their 3-0 loss against Tottenham.

The Premier League confirmed the VAR checked Bruno Fernanes’ foul on James Maddison and confirmed the referee’s call of serious foul play.

Jadon Sancho rubbed salt into Manchester United’s wounds by reposting Chelsea’s result on social media minutes after their defeat to Spurs.

DAILY EXPRESS

Brentford boss Thomas Frank is convinced that Bryan Mbeumo will leave the club in the near future following his sensational start to the campaign.

DAILY RECORD

St Johnstone have made a move to land former Motherwell player Simo Valakari as their next manager.

SCOTTISH SUN

Simo Valakari is set to be appointed St Johnstone boss after a move for Tiernan Lynch collapsed at the 11th hour.

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Highlights of the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.

Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich maintained their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season after drawing 1-1 with champions Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena, although the Bavarians did lose Harry Kane to injury late on.

The game will be best remembered for two spectacular long-range first-half strikes as first Robert Andrich opened the scoring just past the half-hour mark after collecting Granit Xhaka’s layoff, before drilling a low shot into the bottom corner past a helpless Manuel Neuer.

That goal came completely against the run of play, although it did not take Munich long to equalise after another moment of brilliance, this time from Aleksandar Pavlovic, who beat Lukas Hradecky with a dipping first-time volley from 25 yards out.

The home side dominated thereafter and were inches away from going ahead at the start of the second period as Kane’s clever pass found Serge Gnabry in space at the back post, only for the Germany forward’s first effort to hit the inside of the post, before he thumped the rebound off the top of the bar.

Bayern continued to push for a winner, only to see Kane, who was largely anonymous throughout after failing to have a single shot in a league game for the first time in over three years, limping off late on with a leg injury in what will be a worry for both Kompany and interim England manager Lee Carsley.

Kane did give a positive update on the injury when walking through the mixed zone after the game, saying “I assume I’ll be able to play” [against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday].

Leverkusen, meanwhile, will be the happier of the two teams as Xabi Alonso’s champions stayed just three points behind the leaders after the opening five games of the season.

What’s next?

Bayern travel to Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday night (kick-off 8pm) and then to Eintracht Frankfurt a week on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Football (kick-off 4.30pm).

Meanwhile, Leverkusen host AC Milan in Europe’s premier club competition on Tuesday evening kick-off 8pm, before entertaining Holstein Kiel next Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm).

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