BIRMINGHAM, England — Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez said the crowd was the loudest he'd ever heard it at Villa Park after helping his team beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
Jhon Duran's 79th minute long-range strike was enough to earn Villa a memorable victory over Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich in what was the host's first top-level European match at Villa Park in 41 years.
Bayern had the bulk of possession and had chances to level the match late on, but Martinez saved brilliantly to palm away a close-range Harry Kane header.
And postmatch, the Argentine World Cup-winner paid tribute to the fans and dedicated the win to them. «This is the loudest Villa Park that I've heard since I joined the club, that's for sure,» Martinez said. «It was hurting my ears at some point.