It was the stand-out game when the Champions League draw occurred – a repeat of the 1982 European Cup Final, Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich.
As the game got closer, the excitement rose amongst Villa fans. Pubs were packed by 5 pm and although most jokingly predicted a win, most would have accepted not being on the end of a big defeat. You don’t need me to tell you that Bayern are one of Europe’s elite. They have won the competition 6 times and went into the game undefeated.
I like thousands of others chose to go to the ground 45 minutes before kick-off. We all wanted to be in the ground. We all wanted to be part of the occasion. There was no moaning about the ques that were building outside the ground, there was a buzz in the air. The Champions League had returned to Villa Park. Match Report: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich
Unai Emery picked the same XI that drew with Ipswich Town on Sunday. The atmosphere was electric. The game was set.
The visitors dominated the ball early on and Harry Kane got on the end of a Joshua Kimmich cross but Emi Martinez denied before the flag went up for an offside.
Vincent Kompany would have thanked his lucky stars 15 minutes into the game when Ollie Watkins was taken down by Dayot Upamecano but to the shock of everyone in the stadium, the referee waved away any potential foul. What made it more bizarre is the two players collided 5 minutes later in the same fashion and this time a foul was given and the defender was given a yell...