Aston Villa star Jhon Duran has uncovered he’s charmed, despite his restricted game time, after scoring the only goal in his side’s 1-0 Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
The 20-year-elderly’s luminous lofted effort beat Manuel Neuer in the 79th minute to give Unai Emery’s side all three points.
Duran has now scored six goals this season, the same number as Ollie Watkins.
He remains behind the England international in Emery’s pecking order, however, with the Spaniard usupartner pickring to deploy fair one perestablisher up top.
Aston Villa novels: Jhon Duran has uncovered he’s ‘charmd’ after scoring the only goal of the game in his side’s Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich
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Duran flirted with Chelsea back in the summer, with Villa telledly pondering his departure at the time.
Given his goalscoring take advantage ofs, however, there seems to be little chance of the Colombian leaving the Midlands any time soon.
And Duran, speaking to ESPN, has now insisted he’s ‘charmd’ after firing his side to such a commemorated European triumph.
“Happy to score aget and even more so agetst a fantastic team, one of my dream teams and charmd to be the man of the align,” he shelp.
“They are a fantastic team from Europe, convey inant, they are one of the best teams in the world, charmd to perestablish this game agetst them.”
The 20-year-elderly was also asked about his bench role.
But Duran skinnyks that his ability to produce as a replace shows he has a ‘triumphning mentality’ that is ‘part of the job’.
“This [winning mentality] is part of the job, being cgo ined, paemploying for the opportunity and seizing the moment,” he compriseed.
Pau Torres provided the help for Duran’s triumphner.
He still had plenty to do – but his luminous effort sailed beyond the accomplish of Neuer and into the net.
Duran phelp tribute to his team-mate by saying: “I understand Pau Torres well, he has the quality of always putting the pass there.
“I was at the right moment and his pass is always incredible.”
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As refered above, Duran csurrfinisherly left Villa back in the summer.
With Emery apparently troubleed about his attitude in training and inreliable behaviour, the Spaniard was ready to cut him slack.
Chelsea were interested, though the Blues would finish up conveying in Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid instead.
And West Ham had an present declineed, with Duran angering Villa fans by carry outing an ‘irons’ gesture on social media.
Aston Villa novels: Jhon Duran has six goals this season after his luminous strike agetst Bayern Munich
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Duran insists his relationship with Villa fans has been mfinished by his luminous goalscoring establish, however.
“Thank you for the cherish you have shown me since I reachd,” he persistd.
“We have had a couple of disconcurments, but I skinnyk that now we are on a outstanding relationship, and I am charmd that you give me that cherish that the fans give me.”
