Prince William's reaction to stunning Aston Villa winner vs Bayern says it all

A delighted Prince William was caught revelling in the moment following Aston Villa's dramatic late winner against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

The Prince of Wales, 42, is huge Villa fan and has often been seen at some of their biggest games at Villa Park. And he was among those present on Wednesday night as Unai Emery's side hosted Bayern in a re-run of the 1982 European Cup final.

With time running out, up stepped substitute Jhon Duran to rifle home a stunning winner - and William was right in the thick of the celebrations.

He was shown on television earlier in the tie but the smile was soon wiped from his face when a Villa goal was ruled out by VAR.

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But he was far happier when he was shown again later in the game applauding with a huge grin on his face following Duran's 79th minute strike, which capped another famous European night for Villa.

Duran's latest intervention from the bench means Villa have won both of their fixtures in the Champions League this term after thrashing Young Boys in their opening tie last month.

And a famous triumph over Bayern Munich is the perfect fuel for Emery's side ahead of their huge domestic showdown with Manchester United at Villa Park on Sunday.

William was in a social media snap shared by his beloved Villa earlier in the evening posing alongside several former players and the Champions League trophy to mark the club's first home tie in the competition since 1983.

William explained to the BBC back in 2015 that he decided to become a Villa supporter because other children at school all supported the usual suspects like United and Chelsea.

He explained: “A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run of the mill teams.

“I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.

“Aston Villa’s always had a great history. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton v Aston Villa back in 2000. Sadly, Villa went on to lose to Chelsea.

“It was fantastic, I sat with all the fans with my red beanie on, and I was sat with all the Brummie fans and had a great time.

“It was the atmosphere, the camaraderie and I really felt that there was something I could connect with.”

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