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📽️ | Kane and Salah hit 50 UCL goals!

Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah reached a significant milestone in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with both players hitting the 50-goal mark in the competition. The achievement sees the Bayern Munich striker and the Liverpool forward cap off an incredible evening for their respective sides as they each booked a place in the quarter-finals.

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Bayern learn Musiala injury worse than first feared

Bayern Munich face a major blow with Jamal Musiala ruled out of their Champions League round of 16 second leg against Atalanta on Wednesday. The 23-year-old is struggling with an ankle issue sustained during the first-leg thrashing in Italy, and reports suggest his absence could extend further. This adds to the ongoing injury crisis for the Bavarian giants at a pivotal point this season.

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Kompany reveals Bayern plan amid talk of debut for 16-year-old goalkeeper

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has admitted that a sensational senior debut in the Champions League for 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott is a possibility, though it is not the current plan ahead of the showdown against Atalanta. The Bundesliga giants are facing a major selection headache ahead of the 16 second-leg clash at the Allianz Arena, with injuries ruling out more senior options.

Frequently asked questions

Fifteen players from the Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel cricket team formed the Aston Villa Football Club in the 1870s.

Aston Villa are owned by V Sports, a joint venture between billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wesley Edens. Atairos, an investment company based in the UK, became a minority partner of V Sports in April 2024.

Aston Villa play all their home games at the Villa Park since 1897.

Villa Park has a capacity of over 42,000 and has hosted more FA Cup semi-final games than any other stadium in history.

Aston Villa have won 22 titles throughout their history, including seven English top-flight titles, one European Cup (now known as the Champions League), and seven FA Cups.

Aston Villa have won seven top-flight titles, but have failed to clinch a league trophy in the Premier League era. They last won the first division in the 1980-81 season.

Former Scottish left-back Charlie Aitken has made the most appearances for Aston Villa, featuring in 660 games for the club from 1961 to 1975.

One of the greatest players to ever play for Aston Villa, Billy Walker is the club's record goalscorer of all-time with 244 goals to his name.

Jack Grealish, Dwight Yorke, Emiliano Martinez, Gordon Cowans, and Gareth Barry are among the most respectable players in Aston Villa history, with the club also luring legends like Peter Schmeichel and Paul McGrath.

Steven Gerrard, Steve Bruce, Gerard Houllier and Unai Emery are among the big names to have led Aston Villa during its illustrious history.

Aston Villa are famously known as The Villans. The name 'Villa' is derived from the Villa Cross Wesleyan Church, whose former cricket club passed on the name to the club.