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Aston Villa’s Stunning Victory Against Bayern Munich Means Unai Emery Has Now Equalled Jose Mourinho’s UEFA Champions League Bavarian Record
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The latest Unai Emery stats mean that the Spanish manager is on par with a certain Jose Mourinho when it comes to beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.Â
Aston Villa’s stunning victory over the Bavarians on matchday 2 ensured the Premier League side kept up their 100% record in this year’s competition. Emery’s side has also registered back-to-back clean sheets.
Once again, Jhon Duran came off the bench to net the winner. In doing so, the 20-year-old forward sent the Villa Park faithful into a state of pandemonium. Including Prince William and his entourage.
Villa’s 1-0 victory meant they mirrored the most famous result in the club’s history. In 1982, the Birmingham-based side beat Bayern by the same scoreline in the European Cup final in Rotterdam.
For Duran, it is now the fifth goal he has scored this season in all competitions off the bench. Emery will surely be strongly considering starting the Colombian in upcoming fixtures.
Bayern Munich hadn't lost a UCL group stage game for 41 matches before tonight.
The last manager to beat them was Unai Emery.
He's done it again đ§ pic.twitter.com/NmMlpAsnsG
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 2, 2024
Unai Emery Stats Against Bayern Munich In The UEFA Champions League
The Unai Emery stats when facing Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League are hugely impressive. Of his five meetings against the Bundesliga giants, he has come up trumps on three occasions.
Most notably, those trio of wins have come whilst in charge of three different clubs. Emery first beat the Bavarians 3-0 whilst in charge of PSG in the 2017/18 group stages. This was Bayern’s last group stage defeat before this season.
His next victory came whilst he led Villarreal to the 2021/22 semi-final. On the way to the last four, he beat Die Roten 1-0 in the quarter-final first leg.
Wednesday’s one goal triumph for Aston Villa in the league phase completed the hat-trick. This unusual feat has only been managed by Jose Mourinho.
The self proclaimed ‘Special One’ has beaten Bayern whilst in charge of Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid. The most famous victory came in the 2010 final when the Serie A side triumphed 2-0 at the Bernabeu.
Emery and his Villa side are back in action this weekend when they entertain a struggling Manchester United side at Villa Park. The best football betting sites in the UK price the Spaniard’s team at 27/20 to beat the Red Devils.