TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods might a royal gaffe on live television after getting Prince William’s name wrong after Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
Jhon Duran wrote himself into Aston Villa folklore with a jaw-dropping winner against Bayern to stun the German giants and send Villa Park into a frenzy.
Among those celebrating wildly was Prince William, our footy-mad royal, but Woods got her princes mixed up while doing her post-match briefing.
As the television cameras panned over Duke of Cambridge, Woods said: “We saw Prince Harry there.”
Laura Woods might quite the error on Wednesday night
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Aston Villa mounted a brilliant victory over Bayern Munich on the night and Woods might be forgiven for her mistake considering the crazy nature of the game.
A raucous Villa Park crowd did not stop singing throughout the contest and even goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez admitted the noise was giving him a headache.
But there was good reason with Villa playing their first European fixture since 1983 – and a repeat of their incredible 1982 European Cup final success when they played Bayern Munich.
And the result was the same as the Birmingham outfit landed an unlikely victory over Vincent Kompany’s men – his first defeat since taking charge of Bayern over the summer.
Duran latched onto a sublime ball from Pau Torres, who was excellent at the back, before noticing Manuel Neuer on his line.
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The Colombian went for the audacious and lobbed the Munich stopper from outside the box after taking his shot early, and why not with the confidence flowing through him.
It was the striker’s sixth goal of the season – all of them stunners – but this one will be the goal that will be remembered forever by those at Villa Park.
It preserves Villa’s 100 per cent record in the Champions League and puts them in good stead to qualify for the latter stages of the competition.
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Also a hero on the night was Martinez, who pulled out two unbelievable saves in injury-time to make sure all three points stayed in Birmingham.
He said after the match: “It’s unreal to be fair. This is the loudest Villa Park that I’ve heard since I joined the club, that’s for sure, it was hurting my ears at some point.
“It’s a club that is moving forward. It’s the main reason why I stay in this football club.
Jhon Duran scored the winner against Bayern Munich
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“I love playing here, I love the fans, this is a win for them.
“We are committed [more] defensively Champions League, we need to transmit that into the Premier League now, we are conceding some sloppy goals in the Premier League, we need to find that balance, we know we can keep clean sheets so we move on from here.
“It’s a statement, there’s still a lot to play. We want to qualify in the first eight, in the top eight, it’s one step at a time, we’ve got Bologna at home now in our second game, we are probably more relaxed but we want to win every game.”