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Aston Villa Stuns Bayern Munich, Lille Upsets Real Madrid in Champions League

Aston Villa Stuns Bayern Munich, Lille Upsets Real Madrid in Champions League
Bayern Munich's German midfielder (06) Joshua Kimmich (L), Aston Villa's English midfielder (19) Jaden Philogene (2L), Bayern Munich's English forward (09) Harry Kane (C) and Bayern Munich's German midfielder (08) Leon Goretzka react after the UEFA Champions League league stage football match between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on Oct. 2, 2024. Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
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Aston Villa managed a massive upset of German power Bayern Munich ... again.

Forty-two years after beating Bayern Munich in the European Cup final, Aston Villa emerged with a 1–0 victory in the group stage of the Champions League on Wednesday.

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.