Jhon Durán’s latest cameo off the bench against RB Leipzig once again showed why he is the best super sub in the game today, and a crucial part of Unai Emery’s Aston Villa revolution.
After scoring the only goal from the start in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton, the Colombian was back in his familiar position in Germany, but was sprung into action at half-time with Ollie Watkins failing to make the desired impact.
Durán needed less than seven minutes to make his with another stunning strike, showcashing his incredible range of finishing yet again.
Leipzig keeper Péter Gulácsi’s positioning wasn’t even too questionable, the finish was just outrageous as Villa’s social media team put it.
Take a look for yourself – the build up with Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans is also quite nice.
It was the 20-year-old’s 10th goal of the season, six of which have come from the bench, including a winner against Bayern Munich in October.
No player across Europe’s big five leagues have scored more as a substitute this season, but is it time for Emery to make him a regular starter like so many Villa fans have asked for?
Either way, he is one to watch in the new year as Villa edge closer to the knockout stages.
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