Jhon Duran has revealed how Aston Villa plotted to capitalise upon a Bayern Munich weakness during their clash on Wednesday night.Â
Unai Emery’s side secured a historic victory over the German side as Jhon Duran came off the bench to score the only goal of the game.
The Colombian raced through and looped the ball over the oncoming Manuel Neuer before wheeling away in celebration in front of the home fans.
Now, it’s been revealed that the 20-year-old forward ‘had it in his mind’ the Neuer tends to rush forward and lead to his stunning goal on the night.
Speaking in Spanish to Thierry Henry, Duran was asked when he saw the goalkeeper of his line and the CBS host said: ‘He said I never saw the goalkeeper off his line. I knew where the goal was and I just hit it’.Â
Jhon Duran has revealed how Aston Villa plotted to capitalise upon a Bayern Munich weakness
The Colombian came off the bench to score the only goal of the Champions League tie
His looped effort left Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer redfaced after rushing off line
Earlier on in the evening, Emiliano Martinez spoke to TNT Sports and confirmed the information which Duran had mentioned.Â
Speaking on TNT Sports, Villa goalkeeper Martinez said of Duran: ‘He’s been on fire, he came back with a different mentality this season.Â
‘He’s willing to work hard, pushing Ollie all the way. He’s a super sub. First time he touches the ball he lobs Neuer, one of the best goalies in history.Â
‘We know that Neuer plays high, we watch a lot of movies with the manager – an hour and a half this morning! – so he had that in his mind’.Â
Duran now has six goals in the 2024-25 campaign despite playing as a back-up to Ollie Watkins in Unai Emery’s side.
In the Premier League, Duran is yet to start a game but has still managed to score four goals in six games after coming off the bench.
Also during the game, a Bayern Munich supporter was caught on camera appearing to put a mystery powder up his nose during his side’s clash with Aston Villa on Wednesday night. Â
Emiliano Martinez also heaped praise on Duran and revealed how Villa prepared their tactics
Martinez said Unai Emery and his staff made players watch ‘an hour and a half’ of footage
The man, seen on TNT Sports’ broadcast coverage, was amongst the thousands of travelling Bayern supporters for their match at Villa Park in the Champions League. Â
During the first-half of the European tie, the man was seen chanting alongside another supporter, while holding a packet in his hand.Â
He then stops chanting and pours the contents onto his knuckle before reaching down and appearing to sniff it.
The camera then swiftly cut back to the match, where the score was still 0-0, before anymore was shown.