They hoped for another victory over Bayern Munich, who won a historic 9-2 victory in the first round, but the match revealed: Aston Villa is not Dinamo Zagreb. The host English team was already celebrating in the 22nd minute, but as it turned out, Torres found the net from an offside. The teams fought each other for a long time, the tempo was high, but a valid goal was only brought in the 79th minute, when Duran gave Aston Villa the lead with a huge shot. Bayern were better in almost every aspect of the game (sixteen shots on goal compared to Villa’s three attempts, twice as much possession as the home team), but most importantly: only Aston Villa scored this time, so a goal conceded after two games without, stands with 6 points.
