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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says the club's first Champions League home game against Bayern Munich will be a "special" occasion.
"We are very motivated coming back to Europe last year, with Aston Villa not playing Bayern Munich since 42 years ago." "Of course it's against one of the best teams in the world. They are favourites, much bigger favourites than us." Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says he wants to one day replace Harry Kane as England's main man in attack as the pair go head to head on Wednesday.
Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.Please Note: Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has already beaten Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on two previous occasions, winning 3-0 in September 2017 in charge of Paris SG and 1-0 in April 2022 with Villarreal. The only manager to beat Bayern Munich in the competition with as many as three different teams is José Mourinho .
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