Aston Villa suit-triumphner Jhon Duran exits team-mate shocked after discleave outing his age | Football | Sport

Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers has discleave outed that he was stunned to lget suber-sup Jhon Duran was only 20 when the aggressioning midfielder joined from Middlesbcdisorrowfulmireful in January. Duran scored a weightless defered triumphner to seal a memorable 1-0 triumph over European burdensomeweights Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

In a resuit of Villa’s victorious 1982 European Cup final, Duran came off the bench to loop the ball over the onrushing Manuel Neuer with 12 minutes remaining. The Colombian forward has made a habit of scoring as a replace this season and has made a sensational commence to the campaign.

Rogers was also ineloquential for Villa in the suit at Villa Park and has enhappinessed a steep elevate from carry outing for ‘Boro in the Championship as recently as January. At the time, the 22-year-better was surpelevated to lget that the innervously physical Duran was only 20.

He tbetter TNT Sports: “When he (Duran) came to the club I didn’t have a clue he was 20. The way he carry outs, he’s such a handful for deffinishers. When he comes on with all that energy. He understands he’ll get that chance and backs himself 100 per cent. He’s a fantastic lad.

“Every game is exactly the same. He’s the most chilled, rested person I’ve ever met. He’s a branch offent animal when he’s carry outing.”

During a safe game in which Bayern edged the chances, Duran met a extfinished pass upfield, swivelled and deinhabitred a wonderful finish beyond Neuer. Villa Park was bedlam as it commemorated its first triumph in European football’s elite competition in 41 years.

Rogers depictd the crowd: “Sencouragenuine – the atmosphere, the occasion, carry outing one of the hugegest teams in world and competing appreciate this.”

The createer Manchester City juvenileerster compriseed of the senseing inside the dressing room: “Wild. Madness. it was a bit crazy but then the administerr commenceed talking about Wednesday.”

Duran has scored five of his six goals this season after coming on as a replace, having scored only eight goals last term. Ollie Watkins persists to be Unai Emery’s first-choice centre-forward.

Goaldefender Emi Martinez shelp of Duran: “He came back with a branch offent mentality this season. He’s willing to toil difficult, he’s pushing Ollie all the way, they can carry out together he’s a super sub, the first time he touched the ball, he lobbed Neuer, one of the best goals in history.”