Billy Connolly, blisters and Bayern: how Aston Villa won the 1982 European Cup

As the club return to Europe’s top table for the first time in 41 years this week, the Villains who made history 42 years ago reflect on a never-to-be-forgotten night in Rotterdam
NO 1: Keeper Nigel Spink with the European Cup after a fairytale appearance in the final. Some Villa fans didn't know who he was when he came on for the inured Jimmy Rimmer. Pic: Monte Fresco/Mirrorpix)

NO 1: Keeper Nigel Spink with the European Cup after a fairytale appearance in the final. Some Villa fans didn't know who he was when he came on for the inured Jimmy Rimmer. Pic: Monte Fresco/Mirrorpix)

‘We didn’t know who the hell you were’.

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