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Your Aston Villa team for our Champions League clash at Villa Park 👊#AVLFCB || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/2YpmEphMMB
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024
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✨ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 #AVLFCB 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐮𝐩 ✨#FCBayern #UCL #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/LTtGfIHwSx
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) October 2, 2024
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Aston Villa: Martínez, Diego Carlos, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Ramsey, Philogene, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins
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Subs: Gauci, Zych, Cash, Barkley, Durán, Buendía, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey, Swinkels, Young
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Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Min-jae, Upamecano, Davies, Laimer, Pavlovic, Coman, Olise, Gnabry, Kane
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Subs: Peretz, Ulreich, Goretzka, Sané, Dier, Palhinha, Guerreiro, Müller, Tel, Musiala
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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to a very special evening at Villa Park. The German giants are in town for a rematch of the 1982 European Cup final, when Aston Villa triumphed 1-0 in Rotterdam. Withe, Shaw and Spink were just some of the heroes back then; tonight offers Watkins, Martínez and others the chance to become the same.
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Bayern Munich, looking rejuvenated under new management, will hope to be party-poopers. They remain unbeaten this season, scored nine (!) against Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener and kept up with Leverkusen over the weekend. This should be good fun. Kick-off’s at 8pm BST.
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Ben Fisher reports on one of the night's key subplots.
A question and simple answer about Harry Kane would have amounted to a tap-in, but instead Ollie Watkins paused and offered a frank assessment of the delicate dynamics at play. For Watkins, Kane is England's captain and teammate, but also, frankly, someone he is trying to get rid of.
How is Harry Kane doing in Germany this season? He scored 5 goals in 5 league matches, 4 goals in 1 Champions League match, and 1 goal in a cup match. He was an injury concern heading into this game, but will start.
Bayern made two changes from the squad that drew 1-1 against Leverkusenstarring Conrad Reimer and Kingsley Coman. Rafael Guerreiro and Jamal Musiala are on the bench. Villa will make one change from their 2-2 draw with Ipswich, with 19-year-old Jayden Philozine replacing Leon Bailey.
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Let's go:
Welcome your Aston Villa team to a Champions League match at Villa Park 👊#AVLFCB || #upthevilla pic.twitter.com/2YpmEphMMB
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024
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✨ #AVLFCB 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐮𝐩 ✨#FCBayern #UCL #miasanmia pic.twitter.com/LTtGfIHwSx
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) October 2, 2024
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Aston Villa: Martinez, Diego Carlos, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Ramsey, Philogene, Tielemans, Rodgers, Watkins.
Sub: Gauci, Ziff, Cash, Barkley, Duran, Buendia, Nedeljkovic, Maassen, Bogard, Bailey, Swinkels, Young
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Minje, Upamecano, Davies, Reimer, Pavlovic, Coman, Olisse, Gnabry, Kane.
Subs: Peretz, Ulreich, Goretzka, Sane, Dia, Parinha, Guerreiro, Müller, Tell, Musiala
preamble
Hello, hello, hello and welcome to a special evening at Villa Park. The German giants are here for a rematch of the 1982 European Cup final, which Aston Villa won 1-0 in Rotterdam. The Wiz, Shaw, and Spink were just a few of the heroes back then. Tonight gives Watkins, Martinez and the rest a chance to be the same.
Bayern Munich, who look rejuvenated under new management, will be hoping to be party-goers. They remain unbeaten this season, scoring nine goals (!) against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League opener, and continued their campaign against Leverkusen at the weekend. This should be a lot of fun. Kick-off is 8pm (BST).
